serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
particularly; only; in the case of
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
illustration (e.g. book); picture
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
possession; occupation; occupancy
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
control; management (e.g. of a business)
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
grave maintenance; grave keeper
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte