to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
having not the slightest idea
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
self-control; self-restraint
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
but; however; provided that
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
limestone cave; limestone cavern
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
long time; long interval; for quite some time