precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
witnessing; observing; sighting
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
very likely; very probable
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
scale; scope; plan; structure
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to throw at; to turn; to raise
periodic; regular; routine
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
physical work; manual labour (labor)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to examine someone's expression
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
frequency (of occurrence)
to discuss; to talk together
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
now that; since; so long as; because