balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to switch off; to turn off
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to stop (plug) one's ears
winter vacation; winter holidays
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to fall off; to tumble down
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
sexual experience (with women)
the last moment; the very end
fast-talking; rapid talking
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
excited condition; excited state
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
long ago; a long time ago; already
making something freely available (information, access to a competition, etc.)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow