leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
though; even if; whether ... or ...
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
superior; excellent; fine
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
strength of a brushstroke
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
powerful person; influential person
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
rest; break; recess; intermission
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
by today; before the day is over
information; making a report (to a superior)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
hidden room; secret chamber
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky