granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
up until now; as recently as the present
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
too much; excessively; too
joke; playfulness; kidding around
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time