atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
corridor; hallway; passageway
handrail; railing; banister
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
scale; scope; plan; structure
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
being startled; getting a shock
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be lacking in options; to be too few
door; gate; opening; title page
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to put one's hand on; to touch
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
almost every day; almost daily
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)