eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
country; territory; domain; realm
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
several years; a few years
every year; yearly; annually
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to become inverted; to become reversed
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
concession; conciliation; compromise
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
righteousness; justice; right
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation