to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
decision; determination; resolution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
silence (not speaking); muteness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
scale; scope; plan; structure
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
in that manner; like that
distant look; faraway look
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
how many people; a number of people
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
not necessarily so; is not always true
empirical; from experience
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage