real life; actual life; everyday life
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to be intimate with; to befriend
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
standard; set; routine; decided
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
stagnation; hindrance; delay
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
consent; assent; approval; permission
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
just because; even if; even though
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)