number of times; frequency; count
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
passing through without stopping; passing by
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
approximation; having a close resemblance
to be dead; to be lifeless
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
preparation; provision; guarding
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)