gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scenery; scene; landscape
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to invite in; to show someone in
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
very interesting; of great interest
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
how; in what way; how about; questionable
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
such ... as; or some such
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip