Vocabulary

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

regardless of; irrespective of; independently of; despite

the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate

you got that right; exactly; that's it

please pay attention to me; please entertain me

starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught

sure; yeah; I know

to blush; to have flushed cheeks

to complain; to make a complaint

to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account

complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return

to be misleading

sic

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

sic

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)

to digress; to stray from the subject

please; please give me; please do for me

to be square-jawed

I assure you it is

jawbone; mandible

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

taking an unexpected opportunity

to make full use of (skill, experience, authority, etc.); to take full advantage of (something); to rely on

innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)

only recently; just of late

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

to do one's best

me, me, me

to hurt someone's feelings

to launch a surprise attack

to walk on stilts

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

every day is a good day; enjoy every day

crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

not having long to live