reason for being; raison d'être
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
winner; victor; conqueror
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
late at night; at a late hour
video game (played on a home console)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
witnessing; observing; sighting
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
video camera; video camcorder
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)