thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
intelligence; intellect; brains
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
as you see; as you can see
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in