defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it's no joke; gimme a break!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
imagination; supposition; guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to revere; to respect; to worship
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; impact
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence