erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
although I say; although one might say; although called
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
on the occasion of; at the time of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
that; the matter in question
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to breathe out; to exhale
hoarse voice; husky voice
to lean against; to set against
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant