to detain; to check; to restrain
greeting; a fine thing to say
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
short pause; short interval
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
semi-transparent; translucent
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
retreating figure; appearance from behind
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
renovation work; remodeling; remodelling
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wooden house; frame house (building)
one part; one portion; one section
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
continuing one's education into high school
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
one day; (on) a certain day
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset