possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
preface; introduction; preamble
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
good-natured; kind; good-quality
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
right side; right-hand side
three sides; small offering stand
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to put together; to assemble
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate