quite unconcerned; nonchalant
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
about the same; about equal to; close match
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
mediator; go-between; middleman
programme; program; plans; arrangements
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
clause; article; stipulations
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
superheating; overheating
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency