considerably; fairly; quite
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
tedious; boring; being fed up with
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
breathing of a sleeping person
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to need; to call for; to require
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline