supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
something small; something petty; trifle
to sit silently (and submissively) 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
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 worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of 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 unattended; 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
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
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 be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
shadow figure; silhouette
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
next; secondly; subsequently
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
blur; blurred; indistinct