forevermore; for eternity
several weeks; a few weeks
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
scattering (in all directions)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to figure out; to get an idea
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
again (and again); once again; yet again
innermost depths of one's heart
such; like that; in that way
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
that is to say; so that means
objection; dissent; protest
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in