halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
grasp; catch; understanding
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one's post; place of work; workplace
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to detain; to check; to restrain
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
you (plural); all of you; you all
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
email; e-mail; electronic mail
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
corridor; hallway; passageway
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
construction; architecture (of buildings)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
modern architecture; modernist architecture
residence; housing; residential building