to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
this sort of; this type of
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
of great promise; with a promising future
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
management; administration; operation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to live; to make a living; to get on with
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
contrary to one's expectations
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
dependent on luck; matter of luck
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
crops; agricultural produce
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
military strength; military personnel
physical strength; muscle strength
standing tree; standing timber
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to slide into; to slip into
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!