old hag; old woman; old bat
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
another day; some other day
presence; sitting with; being with
without permission; without notice
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
return; relapse; recurrence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to shake; to waver; to tremble
admiration; wonder; astonishment
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
several times; once or twice
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
risky; dangerous; insecure
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label