document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
odds and ends; all; every
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
last chapter (book, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
society; the world; the times
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to think too much; to be over-concerned
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
establishment; settlement
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking