stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
at work; in the midst of work; working
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
even though; despite; when
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
door; gate; opening; title page
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
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
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
front; frontage; facade; main
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it