inattention; absent-mindedness
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
moment to quit; way to quit
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
organizational capability; organisational capability
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
self-; from (a time or place)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person