irritating; aggravating; upsetting
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
self-analysis; autoanalysis
beyond that point; after that
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
perfect; just right; ideal
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
partly open; in half bloom
apparent; obvious; very clear
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
depending on; dependent on
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
meanwhile; in the meantime
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank