to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be born; to come into the world
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
very much; exceedingly; extremely
way of speaking; intimation
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to press a question; to cross-examine
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
head house (family); birthplace; originator
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
smuggling; contraband trade
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to happen to meet; to come across
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to summon courage; to be brave