to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
ancient times; prehistoric times
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
case worker; case officer
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to take up one's residence
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
job (responsibility) of a section
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to get a lucky dice roll; to get what one hoped for; to have fortune smile upon one
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
string made from twisted paper
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
powder snow; powdery snow
feather; plume; plumage; down
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly