state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
himself; yourself; herself
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
small profits and quick returns
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
unimportant details; inessentials
curse; spell; malediction
elementary and middle school pupils
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to read between the lines
one's family (home) background (environment)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
environment; circumstance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)