beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be transparent; to show through
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to stand on end (of hair)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
like this; this sort; this way
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
next; secondly; subsequently
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness