duty; obligation; responsibility
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
beginning (of a century, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
experimental device; experimental equipment
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
(within a) territory; domains
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
possible; likely; probable
to be worried; to be troubled
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
choosing between two things; two choices
priority; order of precedence
environment; circumstance
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
leaving school during a term
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)