maintenance; preservation; improvement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one by one; one each; one at a time
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
while; during (the time when)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to have a bitter experience
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
making practical; making useful; implementing
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
environment; circumstance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher