by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
handrail; railing; banister
to attack; to assault; to assail
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
discovery; detection; finding
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lie deep in; to extend far back
some people; a few people; several people
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to become the head (of a group, organization, etc.); to rise to the top
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
menial; meanness; servility; abject
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be helpful; to be useful
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside