to take; to catch; to capture
re-education; retraining; in-service training
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
river management; river improvement; flood control
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)
choosing between two things; two choices
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
under control (e.g. of territory)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
to overdo; to do too much
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love