crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
in low spirits; dejected; sad
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to be worn down; to be reduced
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
very likely; very probable
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
sixth day of the month; six days
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
up until now; as recently as the present
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
very popular; highly favoured
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
love affair; love relationship
to play a central role; to take a leading part
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
material witness; suspect
partly open; in half bloom
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)