concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
incident; affair; happening; event
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
if it is the case that ...
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
nothing but; none other than
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
complete; whole; perfect; safe
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
talk; recital; narration; topic
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in