observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
place; situation; position; location
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
great difference; big difference; wide margin
script; screenplay; scenario
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bubbles and shadows; (fig.) something transient
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
reopening; resumption; restarting
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut