original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
getting on board; sailor; seaman
power; authority; influence
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
everywhere; all over; throughout
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
many; much; plenty; hardly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor