base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
refining; refinement; smelting; training
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
deviation; departure; omission
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to begin talking; to open up
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
funny story; funny anecdote
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to be in focus; to come into focus
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to look around; to take a view of
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to leave as is; to ignore
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)