to investigate; to examine
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
unless one ...; if one does not ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
foundation stone; cornerstone
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
quality (of a product or a service)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
addition; annexation; appendage
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
comparison; something worthy of comparison
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to sniff out; to get wind of
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
material for experiments; experimental material
the same as always; day after day
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
energy conservation; economical use of energy
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
entering a faith; joining a religion
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
these days; nowadays; recently