tall figure; high stature
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
coming and going; commuting
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to give a broad grin; to smirk
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to be mad about; to be hooked on
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
dispersing; breaking up; running away
since then; from that time; ever since
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
heart; guts; nerve; central part
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
feminine; womanly; female