easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
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
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to become better; to improve
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sympathy; empathy; response
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
trauma (usu. psychological)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to claim victims; to leave casualties
questionnaire; survey; poll
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be surprised; to be astonished
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to increase; to add to; to augment
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out