to keep to oneself; to keep secret
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
rule; reign; government; governing
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to escape death; to be saved from death
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
introspection; reflection on one's self
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
interval between the waves; gap between waves
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
attitude survey; opinion poll
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
original equipment manufacturer; OEM
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
manned; occupied; piloted
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing