addict; junkie; substance abuser
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
person standing watch; guard duty
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
accomplishment; execution
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to give; to do (something) for
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
severe punishment; rigorous measures
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
with a start; with a jump
to limp; to drag one's feet
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to crawl out of; to creep out of
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
chain; series; connection; linkage