destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
account book; register; ledger
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
little finger; pinky; little toe
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
here and there; everywhere
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
reigning; controlling; dictating
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
rationalization; justification