friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
late at night; at a late hour
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
class; heading; group; category
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
like this; in this way; as you see
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
turning to the left; left turn
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to look around; to survey
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
moment; brief space of time