desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to be needed; to be wanted
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
surely; certainly; without doubt
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to hang (something) on the wall
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
in that manner; like that
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to approach; to draw near
calamity; disaster; accident
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to say; to be pleased to say
more than usual; especially; particularly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
normalcy; normality; normal
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove