a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
being startled; getting a shock
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
even though; despite; when
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
fully prepared; all ready
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)