negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
head; lead; vanguard; first
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
that kind; competition; match
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
older brother; elder brother
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
activation (e.g. of network accounts, etc.)