gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
blink of an eye; instant; moment
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
handrail; railing; banister
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...