somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
moaning; muttering; complaining
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this and that; various things
drinking bout; merrymaking
to start; to begin; to commence
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hooting; jeering; heckling
rest; break; recess; intermission
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
still; even now; to this day
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook