to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
antiquity; the previous era
slowly and quietly; smoothly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
home (family, domestic) life
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
shameless; shameless person
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
doing whatever one pleases
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature