legend; folklore; tradition
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
nervousness; oversensitivity
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
topic of discussion; agenda
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
attendee; participant; person present
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
solution; solution strategy
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
late at night; small hours of the morning
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
for use of customers or guests
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)