confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
looking depressed; long face
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
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
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to bend; to warp; to curve
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
wrong; different; not like that
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
prudence; discretion; thought
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
the place for; the time for; the level of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
another; different; something else
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest