fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
accomplishment; execution
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
to be consistent; to be coherent
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
suited figure; person in a suit
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
either way; in any case; one way or another
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
turmoil; chaos; confusion
innermost depths of one's heart
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
from the beginning; from scratch
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
totally willing; fully motivated
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick