smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
common use; communal use; sharing
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
around the world; throughout the world
receiving; acceptance; reception
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)