early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
approval; acceptance; toleration
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
this and that; one thing or another
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to ask for directions; to ask the way
wicked heart; evil design
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
premium; premium; high-class; deluxe
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
animal desires; carnal desires; lust
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed