patient; having a long fuse
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to relapse; to reassert; to review
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
leaping through time; time travel
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
younger people; future generations
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
deviation; departure; omission
pure heart; naivete; innocence
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
blur; blurred; indistinct
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven