omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
to be able to manage somehow or another
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
fully prepared; all ready
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
second (unit of time); arc second
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained