now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
yearned for; longed for; missed
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
interior design; interior; upholstery
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
passing through without stopping; passing by
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
with a start; with a jump
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block