to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(not) even once; (not) ever
verbal promise; one's word
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
establishment; settlement
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
secret; private; surreptitious
oversight; omission; mistake
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
personal feelings; self-interest
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
declaration; proclamation; announcement
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
right to choose; a say; option