to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
determination; resolution
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
here and there; in places
to reveal one's true colors
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
exclusive; attached to; specialist
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
separate; scattered; apart
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
distant look; faraway look
gossip; corner of the mouth
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
one day; (on) a certain day
at that time; in those days
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
shopping; purchased goods
mountain road; mountain trail
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.