to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
since then; from that time; ever since
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
feminine; womanly; female
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
since when; from when; how long
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
prohibition; inhibition; ban
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
former (incumbent); predecessor
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence