establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be thrilled; to be excited
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
real thing; original; actual
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when