immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
four (long cylindrical things)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
locking technique in judo
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to smile a smile of satisfaction
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to pull in (fish); to land
to drop; to let fall; to omit
finishing blow; coup de grâce
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
as you see; as you can see
to be inflated with pride
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
the right person in the right place
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
combination; union; binding; bond
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
and then; and so; and; so then