productive; constructive; meaningful
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
ability; capability; skill
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to get someone to say; to make someone say
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
complete change; about-face
distrust; unjust suspicion
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
mental; spiritual; emotional
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to write down; to record; to register
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
strategy meeting; council of war
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)