as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to collapse into; to flop onto
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
emotional strength; force of will
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
if so; in that case; in that situation
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
physical condition; state of health
right beside; close to; nearby
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game