to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
centrifuge; centrifugal machine
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
touchdown (as in rugby, etc.)
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
dashboard; instrument panel
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
firmly; solidly; heartily
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to ask for too much; to expect too much
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to stare back (at); to glare back
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
hand used like a sword in striking
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to be hesitant; to feel timid
wealthy person; millionaire
to perceive; to understand
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(hand) towel; handkerchief
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
one's history of love affairs with women
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe