stepwise; one step at a time
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
reaching; attaining; arrival
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
living; lifestyle; living room
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
waterproofing; making watertight
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling