carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
since when; from when; how long
the following week; the next week
light; faint; pale; fleeting
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
private affairs; personal matter
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes