slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
based on; on the basis of
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
choices; alternatives; options
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer