not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
trifling; trivial; slight
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
in the end; at the end of the day
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball