with these words; while saying
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
surroundings; environs; circumference
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to not believe one's ears
to apologize; to apologise
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
house built on sand; house of cards
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
true character; true heart; true spirit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
meteor swarm; meteor shower
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
polish; improvement; burnishing
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
failure; mistake; blunder
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life