mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to rock; to shake; to swing
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
expression; look; countenance; face
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
left side; left-hand side
observer; watchman; lifeguard
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
top of a dam or embankment (oft. used as a road); levee crown
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
colour; color; hue; tints
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly