clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
decision; determination; resolution
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to put on airs; to assume importance
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
will not do; do not; does not
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
outsider; someone outside of a group
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...