guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to call in; to invite; to bring in
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
proposal; proposition; suggestion
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
indirection; indirectness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
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)
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
visual hallucination; vision
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to mind; to care; to worry
naturally; of course; understandably
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all