tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
self-analysis; autoanalysis
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
environment; circumstance
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to subsist; to keep on living
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover