specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
every evening; every night
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
of course; certainly; naturally
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to see through; to see the true nature of something
fucking; screwing; having sex
to be at a loss for words
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness