request; favour (to ask); wish; please
for a while; for some time; for a period
main question; real issue at hand
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
in one's own way or style
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to notify; to advise; to inform
looking on; remaining a spectator
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
as (for); for; in the capacity of
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
of course; certainly; naturally
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate