sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be prolonged; to drag on
companion; company; tritagonist
difficult problem; challenge
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to throw open; to leave open
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to give; to do (something) for
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away