inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in accordance with; according to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
along the road; along the way
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
scenery; scene; landscape
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to move forward; to move on
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout