winter vacation; winter holidays
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
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 (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
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; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
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; to stun; to amaze
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
unfortunately; regrettably
steadily; unflaggingly; 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
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
child born to one's current wife
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution