steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
without thinking of the consequences
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
old age; old person; the old; the aged
secret; private; surreptitious
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
family; relatives; dependents; household
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety