reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
smallish; on the small side
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
death by crushing; being crushed to death
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
time schedule; timetable; program
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to crawl out of; to creep out of
covered in mud; mud-caked
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths