progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
succeeding; following; trailing; next
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
route; way; course; directions
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
river; stream; River; the ... river