general idea; concept; notion
contradiction; inconsistency
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
incident; affair; happening; event
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
something like ...; something called ...
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
society; the world; the times
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
episode; anecdote; vignette
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
present continuous tense; present progressive form
time axis; time basis; timeline
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
still; even now; to this day