to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
investigator; one who seeks the way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
two classes; double; two sets
blocking the way; standing in the way
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
true character; true heart; true spirit
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
as if nothing had happened
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to happen to meet; to come across
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown