now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
threshold of consciousness; limen
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
question and answer session
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
final; eventual; ultimate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
first-aid; emergency (aid)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to indicate; to show; to point to
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
self-conscious; self-aware
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
simply; merely; only; solely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running