even though; despite; when
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
transactions; dealings; business
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
prospects of victory; chances of success
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
premature joy; short-lived elation
to look away; to turn away
handheld game console; portable game console
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
CPU; central processing unit
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
late at night; at a late hour
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be erected; to be built
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
one house; the same house
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking