to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to well up; to burst; to arise
since; henceforth; ever since
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
recreation; diversion; relaxation
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to be flexible; to be accommodating
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
familiar spirit; familiar
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe