birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
outsider; someone outside of a group
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(overnight) stay; lodging
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat