belief; faith; conviction
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
soldier; combatant; warrior
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
even more; still more; further
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
round shape; circle; circular form
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
power; might; authority; influence
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to try to do; to attempt to do
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
commander; commanding officer; CO
to wash away; to rinse off
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly