step; stride; counter for steps
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be discouraged; to shrink from
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
meanwhile; in the meantime
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
pointing out; identification
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
this for sure; certainly is
place; room; margin; scope
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
just because; even if; even though
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to push aside; to brush aside
to stiffen; to become stiff
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way