(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tendency; trend; inclination
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to grimace; to make a wry face
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to join forces; to cooperate
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
how; in what way; by what means
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end