negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
chapter one; first chapter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
valuable article; valuables
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
determination; resolution
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to indicate; to show; to point to
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to make an appearance; to show up
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown