rationality; reasonableness
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to look around; to look towards (us)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to be contrary to one's expectations
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
taste; liking; preference
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
bribe; money under the table
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
existence; possession; having; limited company
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
accomplishment; execution
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
according to plan; as planned; on target
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors