acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
identification; background check; identity confirmation
forgetting; lapse of memory
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
information leak; data breach
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
national defence; national defense
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
one or two; a few; small number
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
mask; disguise; guise; mask
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something