adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
function; facility; faculty; feature
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hiding one's embarrassment
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
prospects of victory; chances of success
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to be in danger of; to be liable to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
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)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
programme; program; plans; arrangements
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little