to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
government; administration
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to attempt; to test; to try out
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered