lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
unexpected meeting; coincidence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
material; substance; matter
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
personal; individual; private
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
if it is the case that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
not caring; not giving a damn
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of