attention; giving one's attention; focusing
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
along the road; at the side of the road
river; stream; River; the ... river
along the river; riverside
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
environment; circumstance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
spider's thread; spider silk
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack