restoration; repair; mending
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
meditation; contemplation
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
(not) merely; (not) simply
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to be too numerous; to be too much
himself; yourself; herself
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to give the stamp of approval
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to step forward; to take a step forward
contrary to one's expectations
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
quitting while one is ahead
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wise saying; famous saying
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
it is I who should say so