to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
time required; time taken; necessary time
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to watch for an unguarded moment
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
meaning; connotation; denotation
to smile (at); to grin (at)
right in the center (centre)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
association; union; guild
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
dawning (of a new era); dawn
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
for dear life; barely escaping alive
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
cooperative; association; partnership
small fraction; small proportion
monolith; large slab of rock
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
outside of; not covered by
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
intention; idea; inclination; wish
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known