fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
offender; criminal; culprit
unproductive; counterproductive
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
just because; even if; even though
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
older brother; elder brother
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
function; facility; faculty; feature
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
period of time; time slot; time zone
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
secret military agency; secret service
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official