(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
correction; revision; amendment
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be too numerous; to be too much
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
shop; small store; business; firm
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to sink (into); to get depressed
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period