sanity; consciousness; soberness
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to press a question; to cross-examine
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be born; to come into the world
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fund-raising; collection of funds
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
almost; roughly; approximately
only; merely; but; no more than