assuming that ...; supposing that ...
white background; blank; female virgin
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to wear a sword at one's side
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
workshop; studio; atelier
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Fernand; Fernande; Fernando
pleased to make your acquaintance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
head start; initiative; preemption
before it happens; previously
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect