to fall ill; to be taken ill
contraceptive; birth control drug
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to fall off; to tumble down
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
change; transition; vicissitudes
to steal; to rob; to take away
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
last night; yesterday evening
manners; behavior; behaviour
to have a meal; to take a meal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
feeling of a house or a room
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround