dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to rank next to; to come after
until now; so far; up to the present
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
by myself; in person; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
a wise man keeps away from danger
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
besides; in addition; also; moreover
particularly; only; in the case of
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to drink up; to drain (cup)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause