Vocabulary

even though; despite; notwithstanding

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

The End; Finis

stillness of night

from the beginning; from scratch

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

irresistible to connoisseurs

approximately the same

having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

careless mistake

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

kind; kind-hearted

matter in the heading (of a document); matter mentioned in the subject line (of an email)

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; outside the mosquito net

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand

extravagant; extreme; hyper

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

(not) even; (not) any

easy to imagine

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

so what!; who gives a damn?

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

to let down one's hair; to undo hair

out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; clothes on a packhorse driver

not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)

one more; another; the other

one more; another; the other