stability; steadiness; equilibrium
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
after that; afterwards; thereafter
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
cooperation; collaboration
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
if so; in that case; in that situation
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to join forces; to cooperate
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
observation; survey; watching
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
conviction; belief; confidence
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
that's the way it is; such is life
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something