dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
giant slalom; big rotation
to fall off; to tumble down
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
love affair; love relationship
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one day; (on) a certain day
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(not) even once; (not) ever
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to spread; to be propagated