to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
absolutely; positively; decidedly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to make an appearance; to show up
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
if you think about it; come to think of it
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
for today; for the time being
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed