to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
self-control; self-restraint
general mobilization; general mobilisation
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
forcibly; against one's will
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
space; interval; space character; whitespace
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
somehow; for some reason or other
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose