untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
charming; fascinating; attractive
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
high heels; high-heeled shoes
urgent; pressing; exigent
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
such; like that; in that way
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
since when; from when; how long
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
adverse circumstances; adversity
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
calming down; quieting down
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to exert oneself; to make efforts
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
mountain hamlet; mountain village
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
literally; to the letter; literal
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect