secret; private; surreptitious
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
riskiness; (level of) danger
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
quotation; citation; reference
several minutes; a few minutes
to squash; to crush; to flatten
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
drama; theatre; theater; play
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
detached; aloof; indifferent
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
while; during (the time when)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
number of times; frequency; count
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank