entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
beyond this point; from now on; after this
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
greeting; a fine thing to say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
if you think about it; come to think of it
that's true; of course; obviously
just because; even if; even though
24 hours; twenty-four hours
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tension; mental strain; nervousness
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
right angle; perpendicular
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring