decision; determination; resolution
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
incident; affair; happening; event
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to shake; to sway; to waver
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
only; merely; but; no more than
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
another time; some other time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to refer to; to use as reference
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to see through; to see the true nature of something
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
medical care; medical treatment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly