ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
proposal; proposition; suggestion
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
opposite; reverse; contrary
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to not believe one's ears
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
orders; instructions; directive; command
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
prudence; discretion; thought
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
difference; disparity; gap
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
silence; stillness; quietness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter