steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
ten; 10; ten years of age
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
grasp; catch; understanding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be touching; to be moving
such; this sort of; like this
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate