staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to have meaning; to be meaningful
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me
vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to have the privilege of doing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
later on; eventually; afterwards
condition; state (of health); appearance
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to play a leading role; to play a central part
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
natural environment; (the) environment
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms