to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
(short) rest; breather; break
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to push aside; to brush aside
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
just because; even if; even though
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to