departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
right under; directly below
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
absolutely; positively; decidedly
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
handrail; railing; banister
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to order; to command; to appoint
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
escape route; evacuation route
two days before; day before yesterday
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
four (long cylindrical things)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to begin to walk; to set out
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)