cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
covered with; stained; smeared
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
detour; circuitous route; diversion
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
feelings; thoughts; meaning
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
hearsay; learning by hearsay
complementation; supplementation; completion
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to have meaning; to be meaningful
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
staying the night; lodging (at)
to be too late; to be too slow
rebellious phase; rebellious age
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently