lately; recently; these days
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one's house; one's home; one's family
programme; program; plans; arrangements
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
attendance; presence; appearance
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
pair; the two; both persons; both things
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to be smeared; to be covered
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
at the mercy of (something or someone)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to speak; to hear a voice
ten; 10; ten years of age
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pass (of time); to elapse
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous