with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
(made of) stone; stone-built
to grumble about something (trivial)
good humour (humor); good mood
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
while moving; on the move
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
walking briskly; determinedly
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
nonchalant air; unruffled air
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to engage in a heated discussion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
festival merrymaking; revelry
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
laughingstock; object of ridicule
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end