tedious; boring; being fed up with
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
smoked glass; tinted glass
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
invisibly; secretly; privately
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
tall figure; high stature
to make an appearance; to show up
right angle; perpendicular
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation