no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
several minutes; a few minutes
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to squeeze out; to wring out
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
how; in what way; by what means
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to invite in; to show someone in
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to lie down; to throw oneself down
the same as always; day after day
living; lifestyle; living room
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ten; 10; ten years of age
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
middle of the night; dead of night
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing