stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
repeatedly; several times; many times
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample