somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to form a group; to form a bunch
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
vexing; irritating; impatient
to concern; to be related
smoothly; easily; readily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
superiority complex; sense of superiority
how; in what way; in what manner
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up