thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
operation; functioning; running
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to watch over; to watch attentively
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
inheritance; something given or received
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
postponement; deferment; adjournment
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to be too late; to be too slow
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to triumph; to be elated with success
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
firm; strong; solid; stable