encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
presence (impressive quality)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
material; substance; matter
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to attempt; to test; to try out
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
how; in what way; how about
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to lose one's way; to get lost
convenient; handy; useful
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about