heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to continue to rain or snow
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to find out; to discover; to locate
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
deadly serious; deadly earnest
what do you want?; can I help you?
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
four corners; four ordinal directions
to provide; to arrange; to install
walking briskly; determinedly
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
grand event; grand enterprise