one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to palm off; to force a sale
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
observation; survey; watching
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
transparency; degree of clearness
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
so; like this; in this way
guess; conjecture; surmise
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
picking; collecting; harvesting
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
clicking; clopping; clacking
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to look around; to survey
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed