intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
either way; in any case; one way or another
derailment; digression; deviation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
nonchalant air; unruffled air
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to go past; to pass; to pass by
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(coming to a) sudden stop
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(how) many times; (how) often
memory; sense; experience
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts