moment; brief space of time
buffet; self-service meal
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
invitation; introduction; temptation
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
one's way (ahead); one's path
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
too (much); overly; excessively
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
nice; likeable; desirable
it's not like; it isn't as if
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
difference; variation; difference
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
proposal; offer; request; application
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)