to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
average; ordinary; normal
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to pretend; to act (as if)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
now that you say that; now that you mention it
welfare official; welfare worker
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
person concerned; interested party; related party
power; authority; jurisdiction
open; public; official; overt
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
meaning; connotation; denotation
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
school district; school area