check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
from here; from this place
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to sit down; to take a seat
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
regular matches in an official tournament
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
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
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to approach; to draw near
letter (of alphabet); character; writing