this world; this life; world of the living
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
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)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to take over; to hand over
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
though; notwithstanding; although
settlement; solution; resolution
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
determination; resolution
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
way (of doing); manner; method; means