not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to walk away; to walk off
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to wander; to roam from place to place
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
bluff; false show of power; bold front
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
one's share; one's portion
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
private person; individual
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
valuable article; valuables
to steal; to rob; to take away
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out