white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
different culture; foreign culture
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to bring; to take; to bring about
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to become clear; to be made public
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack