mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
contradiction; inconsistency
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
negative impact; negative effect
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
instability; insecurity; crankiness
colour; color; hue; tints
perception; sensing; noticing
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
admiration; wonder; astonishment