essential; important; crucial; vital; main
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
continuation; succession; series; continuous
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stretch (unbend) oneself
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to like; to love; to be fond of
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
if so; in that case; in that situation