byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
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)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to have a meal; to take a meal
indecent talk; dirty story
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
all things in nature; the whole creation
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
it's not like; it isn't as if
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
precipice; cliff; flat head
head over heels; headlong; head first
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about