violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
directly; in person; firsthand
unable to resist; unable to suppress
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
taking heart; being in high spirits
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
talk; dialogue; conversation
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
good humour (humor); good mood
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to indicate; to show; to point to
chair; stool; post; office; position
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road