at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
whichever one chooses; either way
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
simply; merely; only; solely
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(very) patient; persevering
hiding one's embarrassment
because of; owing to; due to
parental love; parental affection
consideration; taking into account
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
process; course; mechanism
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish