care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
surroundings; environs; circumference
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
teacher; instructor; professor
to call a person's attention (to)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
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)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
nod; inclination of the head
go that far; to that extent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
long time; long interval; for quite some time
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism