hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
near; close by; within reach; familiar
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
that day; the very same day
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to watch over; to watch attentively
to rant and rave; to raise hell
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
surrounding at a distance
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
profitable plan; good plan
menial; meanness; servility; abject
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)