knitting wool;  woolen yarn;  woollen yarn
 technology;  engineering;  technique;  skill;  art;  craft
 to be on track;  to be going to plan;  to enter orbit
 far away;  far off;  far;  long ago;  long before
 sericulture;  silkworm culture;  silkworm raising
 up to now;  so far;  traditional;  conventional;  usual
 to fuss over;  to be particular about;  to be obsessive about;  to be fixated on;  to obstruct;  to hinder
 manure;  fertilizer;  fertiliser;  compost
 self-defense;  self-defence
 paying one's own expenses
 strong pressure;  heavy pressure
 will;  desire;  ambition;  urge (e.g. creative urge)
 (death from) starvation;  starving to death
 had better ...;  had better not ...
 once;  one time;  one round;  one game;  one bout;  one heat
 interview (e.g. for a job)
 practical business;  practical work experience;  practicum;  practice
 to turn toward;  to look (up, down, etc.);  to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.);  to look out on;  to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.);  to be suited to
 an eye for people;  the ability to judge character
 to ascertain;  to make sure of;  to determine;  to probe;  to get to the bottom (of something)
 to see through;  to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.);  to perceive;  to find out;  to detect
 insight;  power of observation
 confidence;  trust;  faith;  credit (finance)
 to be absent;  to take a day off;  to rest;  to have a break;  to go to bed;  to (lie down to) sleep
 spare time;  free time;  time (e.g. time it takes to do something);  time off;  day off;  quitting (one's job);  firing someone
 human power;  human strength;  human effort;  human agency
 to need;  to call for;  to require
 dangerous;  in danger;  facing imminent danger;  precarious (situation);  perilous (state, balance, etc.);  in doubt
 service;  duty;  business;  Buddhist religious services
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 indiscriminately;  blindly;  at random;  indiscriminate;  random;  excessive
 to fall onto;  to happen;  to befall
 interesting;  fascinating;  intriguing;  amusing;  funny;  comical
 karoshi;  death from overwork
 shock (psychological);  crisis (esp. financial);  event that rattles the markets;  shock (physical, mechanical);  shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow);  trauma
 child;  kid;  (one's) child;  offspring;  young (animal);  young woman;  offshoot
 Möbius strip;  Moebius strip
 to bend;  to crook;  to lean;  to tilt;  to bend (the truth);  to distort