something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to mix; to blend; to combine
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
companion; company; tritagonist
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
place; room; margin; scope
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
another time; some other time
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
interruption; suspension; break
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
long; drawn-out; very long
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to take over; to hand over
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)