thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
pending question; unresolved problem
wide difference; a world of difference
speech; expression; wording; language
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
shameless; shameless person
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
blood relationship; blood relative
good-looking; fair; beautiful
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
concussion (of the brain)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
though; even if; whether ... or ...
day and night; around the clock
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
looking depressed; long face
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)