it hasn't been long since
leaving everything up to someone else
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to be dispersed; to get separated
sympathy; empathy; response
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to crack; to develop a crack
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
place; room; margin; scope
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lie down; to throw oneself down
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
close; intimate; on good terms