to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
curiosity; inquisitiveness
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
stopping functioning; being out of service
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
though; notwithstanding; although
should; must; -able; probably; likely
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
good humour (humor); good mood
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
very young; little; childish; immature
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
above all else; more than anything
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture