breath; breathing; tone; mood
customer traffic; customers; custom
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
wide difference; a world of difference
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
flight; desertion; escape
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
while; during (the time when)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to follow another's example
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing