clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
main question; real issue at hand
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to scrape off; to plane off
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
surface; appearances; exterior
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
manner of using one's hands
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear