middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to have a talk; to tell a story
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
switching over to; migration; transition
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to jump at; to be attracted by
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
patient; unhurried; leisurely
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
several items; many items
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief