what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
root; joint; base; crotch
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to shake; to sway; to waver
to pilfer; to steal a portion
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be exhausted; to be tired out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
vexing; irritating; impatient
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual