a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
this for sure; certainly is
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
deed; act; work; performance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
just because; even if; even though
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if it is the case that ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
than; from; out of; except; but; more
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome