tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
notice; attention; observation
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
under control (e.g. of territory)
influence; clout; leverage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
war; battle; match; game; competition
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to head home; to leave for home
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
scene; spectacle; sight; view
parting; separation; farewell
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
noon; midday; daytime; lunch