to become possible; to become able to (do)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
single word; a few words; brief comment
indirection; indirectness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
to have no chance (of succeeding)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
at that time; in those days
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun