success or failure; outcome; result
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
contemplation; meditation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
trattoria; small informal Italian restaurant
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
edge of the eaves; house frontage
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
relish; gusto; appreciation
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
manuscript; version; draft
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
way of reciting; way of telling a story
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
and (also); both ... and; as well as
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
declaration; statement; proclamation
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
follow-up report; further news
without trouble; easily; readily
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)