we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to knead well; to polish; to refine
prevention; protection (against); precaution
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
system failure; system crash
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to fan; to incite; to instigate
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
look; glance; (at first) sight
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
escape hatch; escape door
weird; strange; mysterious
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)