to come to mind; to pop into one's head
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
speech; expression; wording; language
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
late at night; at a late hour
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
sincerity; true heart; devotion
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart