captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
encryption; encoding; encipherment
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
conflict; fighting each other
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
start of a romance; beginning of love
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
last night; yesterday evening
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
delusion; trick of the imagination
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU