twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
cruelty; hard-heartedness
Helmond (The Netherlands); Helmont
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
one's every action; every single move
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to grant someone's request
slim; slender; slight; delicate
measurement round the hips
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog