random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to straighten up; to sit upright
to bite off; to gnaw through
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tottering steps; drunken staggering
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
being left out; being ostracized
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
disinformation; false information
circulation; dissemination
review; reconsideration; revision
such; this sort of; like this
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
three days and three nights
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
to be discouraged; to shrink from