rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to check; to stop; to keep back
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to take a breath; to take a short rest
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
elevator landing; elevator hall
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)