to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
lack of information; data deficiency
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
reduction by half; halving
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
urban areas; the streets; town; city
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such; this sort of; like this
general public; the masses
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
natural phenomenon (phenomena)