lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
the same rank; equality; apposition
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
pleased to make your acquaintance
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
time series; chronological order; chronology
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to sob; to be choked with tears
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
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
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
scale; scope; plan; structure