to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
several people; a few people
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
continuation; succession; series
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to bring back; to restore
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
close; intimate; on good terms
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
nothing but; none other than
indicate reason; infers some protest
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
very young; little; childish; immature
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be found; to be discovered
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
name; given name; first name
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of