to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to take up one's residence
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
trivial; not amounting to much
everything; anything; nothing
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
enemy territory; hostile place
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to call again; to call someone back
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty