to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
very; extremely; excessively
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them