to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
living room (Western style); sitting room
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
silence (not speaking); muteness
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
businessman; industrialist
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
time; season; period; phase; stage
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class