originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
sick and wounded soldiers
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)