if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to bear fruit; to take effect
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
calming down; quieting down
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
less than ...; smaller ...
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable