to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
a (single) moment; an instant
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ability; capability; skill
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
way of speaking; intimation
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
letting (someone) die without helping
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
choice; selection; option
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal