maintenance; preservation; improvement
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
handrail; railing; banister
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
and then; and so; and; so then
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
naked eye; the physical eye
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
natural; intrinsic; from birth
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards