garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
in the end; on top of that
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
around the world; throughout the world
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
materials; data; document
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to rock; to shake; to swing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)