to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
real life; actual life; everyday life
imagination; supposition; guess
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
doing whatever one pleases
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
rating; classification; allocation; grading
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
meaning; significance; sense
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rather; better; instead; if anything
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hard (life); tough (world)
reality; actuality; hard fact
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards