(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
plural; multiple; several
failure; mistake; blunder
funny story; funny anecdote
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
another time; some other time
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to spread; to be propagated
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
door; gate; opening; title page