heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
sad; wretched; deplorable
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to grow taller (of people)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
very; greatly; exceedingly
resolute; determined; bold
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
healthy; sound; wholesome
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
sudden price jump; steep price rise
coordinated intervention; joint intervention
greatly; very much; thanks a lot