applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
endurance; perseverance; patience
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
friction; discord; strife
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
if you think about it; come to think of it
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
one more time; once more; once again
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
out of character; unlike one
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
one's younger days; when one was young
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to crack; to develop a crack
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to step on (something) and break it
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind