diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
if it is (the case that ...)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
minimum; at the very least
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
way; method; means; resource; course