shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inside one's heart; in one's mind
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
(medical) doctor; physician
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
other than; excluding; without
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
in comparison to; rather than
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
beginning; outset; first; onset
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
for the first time in one's life
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
please; somehow or other; one way or another
at once; immediately; right now
imagination; supposition; guess