to come alive; to get going; to start to move
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
club budget; club expense
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to breathe out; to exhale
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to pick a fight; to find fault
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
having various interests; wide range of interests
popular; common; commonplace
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
absorption; suction; attraction