paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
complete stranger; total stranger
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
doorknob; door knob; door handle
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to rock; to shake; to swing
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
it's been a long time; long time no see
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
waking; waking up; awakening
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to make merry; to be festive
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
having not the slightest idea
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)