(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(electric) torch; flashlight
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to say no more; to sink into silence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to talk to oneself; to mutter
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
how long; how far; how much