no matter how much time passes
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to search for; to seek for; to look for
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to shine in (light); to illuminate
towering; astonishingly high
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
corridor; hallway; passageway
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
control; management (e.g. of a business)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be found; to be discovered
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
some people; a few people; several people
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
several times (as large, over)