dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by your leave; with your permission
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
party; gang; company; squad
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to not believe one's ears
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
for example; for instance; e.g.
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)