concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
something like ...; something called ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient