vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
piece; fragment; one (object)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to leave out; to forget to write
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
surrounding at a distance
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
courteous; decorous; polite
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery