this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to degenerate; to lapse into
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
self-torturing; masochistic
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to die; (lit.) to become earth
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
minority group (party); minority
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to blow through; to blow across
pair; the two; both persons; both things
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to boost; to force up; to push up
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be at a loss for words
personal affair; one's own affair
odd; strange; queer; peculiar