to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
main question; real issue at hand
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
nothing but; none other than
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to stare back at; to look back at
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with