direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to boost; to force up; to push up
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be discouraged; to shrink from
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
that's the way it is; such is life
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to let out a cry; to shout
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
limbs; arms and legs; body
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to become dim; to become blurred