to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to lie down; to throw oneself down
for a while; for some time; for a period
conviction; belief; confidence
to brave a danger; to take a risk
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
still (continuing); as ever; further
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to crawl out of; to creep out of
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to set aside one's interests
demon of ill health; disease
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
front entrance; front door
to sweep clean; to brush clean
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
specimen; sample; object to be examined