hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
creation; generation; formation; derivation
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
surely; certainly; without doubt
to keep a watchful eye on
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
by sheer strength; by brute force
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
examination table (at a doctor's office)
stating (one's views); expressing
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
bright sunshine; broad daylight
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit