hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be a matter of life or death
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to keep in mind; to memorize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to squeeze out; to wring out
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pure heart; naivete; innocence
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
armchair theory; impracticable theory
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to shake one's head (in denial)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
reading partway; leaving half-read
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)