length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
thicket; coppice; brushwood
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go past; to pass; to pass by
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
too much; excessively; too
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited