sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
newspaper story (article, account)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
materials; data; document
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
very interesting; of great interest
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
foreign matter; impurities
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
eternal; unlimited; endless
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
righting moment; restoring force; stability
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase