capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
interior; inside; internal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
choices; alternatives; options
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for