how long; how much; to what extent
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unanticipated; unexpected
to look away; to avert one's eyes
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
human relations; personal relationships
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
final; eventual; ultimate
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
thought; consideration; thinking
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life