place where one works; construction site; working area
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
early on; earlier on; from early
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
coming and going; commuting
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
workshop; studio; atelier
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
conviction; belief; confidence
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd