muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
carefree; free from worry
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
fucking; screwing; having sex
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to sit down; to take a seat
dozens; scores of; decades
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
returning from school; going home from school
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
high street; town centre (center)
to take up one's residence
command; lead; generalship; leadership
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether