(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
learned priest pursuing his studies
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
that's true; of course; obviously
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
have a pain in one's chest
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to leave (a scene); to step away
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
with a collapse; with a slump
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility