artificial island; man-made island
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
very young; little; childish; immature
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
symbol; code; sign; notation
that's the way it is; such is life
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
being very busy; busyness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
information bureau; intelligence department
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
depending on; dependent on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly