to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
expression; look; countenance; face
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
hereabouts; around there; that area
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to keep away; to keep at a distance
number two; mistress; concubine
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
strong-willed; strong of heart
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir