how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
freely; frankly; without reserve
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
display window; shop window; store window
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
autumn, the best season for reading
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
urban areas; the streets; town; city
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
drinking and eating too much
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
apparently; appears to be
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
bringing; taking; carrying
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
Italian food; Italian cooking