to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in the same way as; just like
annals; chronicle; chronology
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to entrust; to leave to a person
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
I see; that's right; indeed
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
being startled; getting a shock
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be needed; to be wanted
to put into the mouth; to eat
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
treating someone like a child