circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
everybody; every last one of them; all
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to begin to walk; to set out
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
same; similar; (just) like; equal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
apparently; appears to be
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
underground train; subway
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge