present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
telecommunications; correspondence
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
direct control; direct supervision
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
taking into consideration; making allowances
place; room; margin; scope
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to keep a watchful eye on
perception; sensing; noticing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation