while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
long ago; a long time ago; already
such; like that; in that way
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach