(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
perfect; complete; flawless
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to shed light; to cast light