to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
high blood pressure; hypertension
without; but if; otherwise; or else
meeting place; assembly hall
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
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
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
unframed painting; unframed drawing; suddenly coming up from behind and overtaking on the outside (keirin)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to crouch; to squat; to cower