I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to understand; to make out
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(in) his way; peculiar to him
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
restoration; repair; mending
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hostile party; enemy side
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
long military service; having experienced many battles
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate