to be hot on a person's heels
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
at once; immediately; right now
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to watch over; to watch attentively
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
railway bridge; iron bridge
running as fast as one can
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
International System of Units; SI
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable