to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
studies; schoolwork; classwork
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
nature; property; disposition
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
the way one works; one's working manner
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
government office; public office
to concern; to be related
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
cooperation; collaboration
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
all present; all concerned; all of us
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid