the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
security guard; doorkeeper
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
rare; uncommon; not often seen
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
all night; throughout the night
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to be enchanted; to be charmed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
waiting for someone to arrive
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly