wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
another thing; exception; special case
as a child; when one was a child
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
general; popular; common; typical
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
distant look; faraway look
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
love; attachment; lovesickness
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
late at night; small hours of the morning
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to affect; to impact; to influence
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to not take seriously; to take lightly
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
root; joint; base; crotch
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate