present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
covered with; stained; smeared
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to prevent; to take precautions
very; much; greatly; a lot of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby