main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
spare time; free time; leisure time
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
interference; intervention; meddling
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to press a question; to cross-examine
waste of time; killing time
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
correction; revision; amendment
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to spend time (on doing something)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to some extent; to a certain extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome