unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
even if; even though; however; no matter how
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
self-justification; excuse
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
everything; anything; nothing
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(not) so much; (not) that much
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
time; hour; season; time of the year
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to