rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
deep affection; dear; beloved
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
systematic; organized; organizational
impression; strong belief; conviction
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
I told you so; you see that?
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
clinic; medical office; infirmary
main road; main thoroughfare
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
affectation; showiness; pretence
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother