to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
old town; old part of a city
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be found; to be discovered
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how