foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
episode; anecdote; vignette
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
everything one does; whatever one does
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
opinion; point of view; visual point
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(social) position; status
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
those present; attendance
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
letter; missive; note; mail
topic of discussion; agenda
smoothly; easily; readily