maintaining the status quo
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
happy memory; sweet memory
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
annual (plant); first-year student
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
snowy; covered in deep snow
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
regret; repentance; remorse
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
fast approach; quick intimacy