to concern; to be related
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
for many days; for several days
almost every day; almost daily
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
beyond that point; after that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
student (esp. a university student)