aquatic (life); living in the water
niche (in Western architecture)
under the staircase; understairs
weave; weaving; woven item
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reward; remuneration; recompense
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
unloading (a ship); landing
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to refuse; to decline; to deny
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
floor above; floor upstairs
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with a clatter; clatteringly
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter