careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
notch; nick; marks on a ruler
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
I see; that's right; indeed
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
physical law; laws of physics
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
motive power; driving force
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
reality; actuality; hard fact
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
existence; being; presence
for this very reason; that is exactly why
control; management (e.g. of a business)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point