to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
conviction; belief; confidence
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
small tube; pipette; tubule
going through; going via; going by way of
accumulation; accumulate; store
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
training; drilling; strengthening
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
night view; night skyline; nightscape
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(distinction of) sex; gender
race (of people); type of person
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
all you have to do is; just; that's all
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
omen; sign; notice; indication
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
public telephone; pay phone
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to solicit; to demand; to extort
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary