diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
position; location; base; point; site
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
stealthily; secretly; in secret
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be conspicuous; to stand out
branch office; branch store
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
reading too much into things
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE