downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
respiratory tract; air duct
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
how long; how far; how much
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
by itself; automatically; naturally
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be annoying; to be troublesome