to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
just one person; only one
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
and; thereupon; because of that
worried look; melancholy air
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
transactions; dealings; business
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
unrequited love; one-sided love
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
department store; department
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
play equipment; playground equipment
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord