what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
that's the way it is; such is life
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stepwise; one step at a time
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
imagination; supposition; guess
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
incident; affair; happening; event
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
future (usually near); prospects
author; writer; novelist; artist
to paint (draw) a picture