insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
incident; affair; happening; event
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
different item; different lot
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
men and women of all ages
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
clientele; customer stratum
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
searching for someone; search for a missing person
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
laughing while reminiscing
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to disappear; to vanish into thin air