inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
sickroom; hospital room; ward
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
accepting (acknowledging) the reality
this and that; one thing or another
change in appearance; transformation
this, that and the other; this and that
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to head home; to leave for home
two times; twice; two degrees
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
that is to say; so that means
normalization; normalisation
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be too late; to be too slow
such; this sort of; like this
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning