to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
looking pale; looking unwell
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be at a loss for words
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
absence; disregard; indifference
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
oil lighter (for cigarettes); kerosene lighter
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
sobriety; soberness; sober face
(not) merely; (not) simply
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
of no interest; not interested
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to understand (each other); to comprehend
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops