to disappear; to vanish into thin air
by itself; automatically; naturally
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to invite in; to show someone in
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
working adult; full-fledged member of society
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to strangle; to constrict
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
(someone else's) parents; both parents
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
diagnosis; medical examination
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
ability; performance; efficiency
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
criminal nature; criminality
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something