patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one after another; in rapid succession
black ground; black cloth
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
furious facial expression
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
much less; to say nothing of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be greedy; to devour greedily
tenth day of the month; ten days
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
way of solving (a problem); solution
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
vicious circle; vicious cycle
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to relax; to take it easy
as before; as ever; as it was originally
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
rhythm game (video game genre); music game