head start; initiative; preemption
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
future; possible; potential; prospective
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
property; fortune; means; assets
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
probe each other; sound each other out
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
diagnosis; medical examination
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off