to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be transparent; to show through
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(only) one option; one possible choice
REIT; real estate investment trust
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to complete decisively; to do to completion
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
surname; family name; last name
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to be bony; to be angular
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in