rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
wall clock; grandfather clock
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
corridor; hallway; passageway
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to throw open; to leave open
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
just a minute; small quantity
lacquerware; painting; coating
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to stop walking; to pause
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
leather cover; leather binding
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for