railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
along the road; at the side of the road
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
reproachful; hateful; bitter
rather; sooner; preferably
forcibly; against one's will
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
public telephone; pay phone
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
looking on from afar; being a spectator
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
it's not like; it isn't as if
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry