escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
of course; certainly; naturally
guess; conjecture; surmise
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
suspicion (of others); jealousy
state of mind; (one's) mental state
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
distribution map; distribution diagram
only recently; just of late
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
best article under heaven; peerless
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
sincere; earnest; serious