eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
long; drawn-out; very long
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly around; to scatter
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison