to subsist; to keep on living
repentance; confession; penitence
just one person; only one
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
girl; lass; young thing; chick
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to give an impression; to make an impression
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)