various places; several sources
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
listening device; bug; wiretap
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
at least; at most; (even) just
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
method of bringing up; method of raising
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older brother; elder brother
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
such; like that; that sort of; very
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides