to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
reason; cause; circumstances
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(right at the) side; just beside
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
underestimation; undervaluation
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
blood and iron; military might
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to work hard; to work diligently
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
workshop; studio; atelier
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all