connection; link; relationship
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to walk away; to saunter off
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
unexpected meeting; coincidence
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
this and that; one thing or another
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to ask for too much; to expect too much
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
settlement; solution; resolution
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
person concerned; interested party; related party
something like ...; something called ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
timewise; temporal; chronal
edge of the eaves; house frontage
the very best; excellent; superb