to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
society; the world; the times
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
head; brains; intellect; understanding
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
spirituality; spiritual nature
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
comparatively; relatively
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask a question; to ask questions
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)