what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
without thinking of the consequences
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
hereabouts; around there; that area
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
established practice; custom
watering hole; watering place
customs (duties); duty; tariff
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
control; management; supervision
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
historical; traditional; historic
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
senior; elder; person older than oneself
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to shake one's head (in denial)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whispering into a person's ear
to distract one's attention
how; in what way; how about
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
relation; connection; affinity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
arms buildup; military expansion
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup