to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be opposite; to face each other
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
something small; something petty; trifle
to sit silently at a meeting
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
unimpressive; unimpressed
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
corridor; hallway; passageway
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shadow figure; silhouette
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
next; secondly; subsequently
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
blur; blurred; indistinct
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through