for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to squeeze out; to wring out
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
corridor; hallway; passageway
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
artists' world; painting circles
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
for a while; for some time; for a period
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
one's physical safety; personal security
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
settlement; solution; resolution
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
otherwise; or else; if not
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to rock; to shake; to swing
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly