premature death; untimely death; dying young
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
simply; merely; only; solely
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
document; official papers
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to concern; to be related
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
enumeration; citation; listing
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
tendency; trend; inclination
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
essential; important; crucial; vital; main