to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
several times; a few times
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to go out and away; to leave
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be needed; to be wanted
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
(wearing) low over one's eyes
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
closing time; lockup; curfew
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience