to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be found; to be discovered
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to stop walking; to pause
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
reason; logic; method; system; order
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to take (much) time; to be delayed
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one (thin, flat object); one sheet