to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
mouthpiece of a telephone
to have time free; to have time to spare
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
pointing out; identification
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
returning from school; going home from school
small bag or pouch carried in the hand
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
tenth day of the month; ten days
money in one's possession
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
chance (of success); odds
messenger; envoy; emissary
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
clerk; office worker; office staff
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint