to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
plainly; clearly; vividly
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
sentiment; sentimentality
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
personal; individual; private
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
remarkable; striking; obvious
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
price; cost; value; worth; value
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accept; to receive; to agree
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
unimportant details; inessentials
such; like that; in that way
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me