one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
because of; owing to; due to
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
very interesting; of great interest
interference; intervention; meddling
while; during (the time when)
company; corporation; workplace
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
eternal; unlimited; endless
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement