observation; survey; watching
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
judgment; judgement; discernment
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
interest; rights; concession
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
area; region; district; locality
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
trouble; bother; annoyance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
royalty and titled nobility