never mind!; don't worry about it
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
acting ability; talent as a performer
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
seven (long cylindrical things)
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
as usual; as is one's habit
destination; place one stays during a trip
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
walking briskly; determinedly
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
accountability; being held accountable
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
low (level, value, price, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)