teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to subsist; to keep on living
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
that is to say; so that means
gazing at (in wonderment)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
manner of using one's hands
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
three sides; small offering stand
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")