device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(the art of) storytelling
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one's post; place of work; workplace
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
since then; from that time; ever since
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to feel a chill run down one's spine
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
surname; family name; last name
digital versatile disc; DVD
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby