adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
schedule; program; programme; agenda
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
indicate reason; infers some protest
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
door; gate; opening; title page
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision