failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
(not so) much; (not) very
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
from the beginning; from scratch
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
material; substance; matter
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
long; drawn-out; very long
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
than; other than; except; but
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)