self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
every month; each month; monthly
established practice; custom
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
proposal; motion; recommendation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
first time; first; initial
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
leading person; foremost figure
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tune (melody, piece of music)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
unpredictability; element of surprise