for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to stop (plug) one's ears
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
sphincter (muscle); constrictor
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be too late; to be too slow