carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
being concerned about or mindful of
rather; better; instead; if anything
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
reason; cause; circumstances
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sales promotion; hard selling
single word; a few words; brief comment
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal