being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
travelling alone; solitary journey
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
story of one's experiences
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to become settled; to be fixed
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
phantom; vision; illusion
this one; with this; in this way
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
departure; leaving; setting off
before it happens; beforehand
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's native country; land of one's birth
one's (living) environment
farming; agriculture; cultivation
rule; reign; government; governing
still; even now; to this day
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
that country; (arch.) nirvana
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling