to lose sight of; to miss
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
pronunciation; production of sound
maintenance; preservation; improvement
visual area (of the brain); visual cortex
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dull sound; muffled sound
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
excess; surplus; superabundance
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
to squeeze out; to wring out
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
silent film; silent movie
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
out of focus; off the point
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
one's every action; every single move
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful