disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(period of) a year; during an era
individual packaging; individual wrapping
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
throat lozenge; cough drop
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
until now; so far; up to the present
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(in) her way; peculiar to her
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to look down on; to make light of
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
choices; alternatives; options
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to leave (a scene); to step away
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed