to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to look forward to something
low dining table; tea table
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
otherwise; or else; if not
to have the privilege of doing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be hesitant; to feel timid
writing (e.g. as a profession)
hostility; animosity; enmity
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
episode; anecdote; vignette
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
time axis; time basis; timeline
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
thickness; profundity; depth
original story; original version; this volume
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand