to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
comparatively; relatively
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
now that; since; as long as; provided that
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
individual differences; personal equation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
good person; virtuous person
under control (e.g. of territory)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
windfall; piece of good luck
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall