trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
never mind!; don't worry about it
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
this and that; one thing or another
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to go out and away; to leave
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
middle of the night; dead of night
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
main question; real issue at hand
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be silent; to say nothing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to begin talking; to open up