to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to go out and away; to leave
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
action; operation; effect; function
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
preference; priority; precedence
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to say no more; to sink into silence
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
apparent; obvious; very clear
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright