leaving everything up to someone else
the principle of the thing
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
profitable plan; good plan
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
with a momentary flash of light
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to explain; to dispel doubts
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
praise; glorification; extolment
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
lately; recently; nowadays
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed