hesitation; indecision; vacillation
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to snatch from; to steal from
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
gem; jewel; precious stone
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
with a bump; with a clunk
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
farming implement; farm tools
food and (alcoholic) drink
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
household; home; family; housekeeping
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
impossible to do (although wants to)