old hag; old woman; old bat
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to get out of bed; to show a leg
evening; last night; yesterday evening
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
changing clothes; change of clothes
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to read the situation; to sense the mood
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
when; how soon; how long until
to raise one's voice; to shout