decisive battle of brief duration
the way back; the way home; return trip
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to approach; to draw near
no, not like that (but like this)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
exaltation; emotional uplift
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
innermost depths of one's heart
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
what do you want?; can I help you?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
intelligence; intellect; brains
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
one's share; one's portion
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
scenery; scene; landscape
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
each; (arch.) you (plural)