calamity; disaster; accident
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
support; backing; patronage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
one large ...; a great ...
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
had better ...; had better not ...
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty