to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to yield to temptation; to succumb
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
tendency; trend; inclination
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
how; in what way; by what means
any more; any further; any better; any longer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
face contorted and about to cry
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course