putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
management crisis (of a business); financial difficulty
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
none of your business; not your concern
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to amuse oneself; to make merry
hegemony; leadership; initiative
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
educational institution; school; academy; campus
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
man of the future; Homo futurus
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
in that way; like that; that way
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
point of an argument; drift of an argument
long ago; a long time ago; already
to finish reading; to read through
counter for books; volume
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil