to make light of; to ignore; to slight
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
consideration; taking into account
suspension bridge; rope bridge
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
invitation; introduction; temptation
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
3rd day of the month; three days
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to spend time (on doing something)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to have an eye on; to zero in on
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
how much; how many; to what extent
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting