mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
for a while; for some time; for a period
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(coming to a) sudden stop
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
whispering into a person's ear
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
police identification card
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to knock down; to send flying
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene