to get one's head around; to think about
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
difficult to approach; inaccessible
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
not caring; not giving a damn
each house; every house; many houses
business; trade; operations; sales
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
street at night; making a night journey
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
regarding highly; attaching importance to
(political) power; authority; influence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
government; administration; ministry
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
beyond one's means or position
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace