uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
education; training; discipline
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to keep watch; to stand guard
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to spend time (on doing something)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(opening of a) wound; cut
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet