four characters; four letters
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to lose sight of; to miss
confusion; mixing; merger
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to dye; to colour; to color
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
innocence; being not guilty
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging