assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to lean against; to set against
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
provincial dialect; local accent
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
using as an intermediary; through
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
people; citizens; subjects; folk
victim; injured party; sufferer
the relation of master to servant
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread