would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's assessment of the situation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
discretion; discretionary power
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
number of persons; personnel
covering; protection; backing; relief
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
personal; individual; private
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee