concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
never mind!; don't worry about it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
police; police officer; police station
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
simply; merely; only; solely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
back off!; leave me alone!
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)