to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
topic of discussion; agenda
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
still; even now; to this day
dealing with; coping with
now that you say that; now that you mention it
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
difficult problem; challenge
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
almost every day; almost daily
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
solution; solution strategy
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
stealthily; secretly; in secret