finding employment; getting a job
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
go on!; right!; here goes!
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
how others look at you; what others think about you
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(by force of) circumstances
prejudice; bias; distorted view
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
on the occasion of; at the time of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
insurance; guarantee; warranty
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
tool; implement; means; furniture
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)