engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
main shock (of an earthquake)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
unidentified flying object; UFO
with all one's strength; with all one's might
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to join forces; to cooperate
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
quitting while one is ahead
a long time (since the last time)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to get distracted; to jump off the track
while moving; on the move
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to provide; to arrange; to install
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy