fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
discretion; judgement; judgment
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
most part; greater part; majority
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
expression; look; countenance; face
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
middle of the night; dead of night
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to