source of river; fountainhead
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
master; teacher; stable master
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
process; course; mechanism
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
very much; very many; more and more
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to some extent; to a certain extent
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
and; thereupon; because of that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy