to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
going to and fro; back and forth
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
this sort of; this type of
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
decision; determination; resolution
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
overwork; working too hard
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
flaring up; bursting into flames
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter