trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
willpower; energy; vitality
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
because; for; the reason why is ...
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
paella (Spanish rice dish)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
that day; the very same day
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth