large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
surroundings; environs; circumference
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to increase; to add to; to augment
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
choices; alternatives; options
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be worried; to be troubled
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
at once; immediately; right now
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
until now; so far; up to the present
such; like that; in that way