to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be kind to; to treat kindly
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
information; making a report (to a superior)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
successive generations; successive emperors
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to need; to demand; to take; to require
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
the place for; the time for; the level of
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reason; logic; method; system; order
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
index; indices; indicator