a (single) moment; an instant
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
auditor; auditing student
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pair; two kinds; two ways
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
introduction; introductory part; lead
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to indicate; to show; to point to
one-by-one; separately; in detail
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to be closely crowded together
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
criminal investigation squad (team)