at regular intervals; evenly spaced
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
name plate; name tag; label
reopening; resumption; restarting
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
social; societal; societary
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
impression; strong belief; conviction
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way