lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to be pleased with; to suit
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
most part; greater part; majority
briskly with small steps; trotting
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to square one's shoulders
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
riskiness; (level of) danger
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to fall ill; to be taken ill
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue