to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
immediately; right away; on the spot
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
equals sign; equality sign
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be extremely dangerous
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
talk; story; conversation
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
etc.; et cetera; and so on
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
contradiction; inconsistency
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
right in the midst of; right at the height of
means of transportation; transport service
second train to depart; following train; next train