scene; spectacle; sight; view
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
and; thereupon; because of that
story; tale; talk; discussion
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
clearing one's throat; cough
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
probe each other; sound each other out
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
just because; even if; even though
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
simple honesty; tactless frankness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to bring; to take; to bring about
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
sense of values; values; value system
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)