to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to speak ill of; to disparage
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
bygones; the past; past event
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
society; the world; the times
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)