for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
dressing room; fitting room
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
zipper; zip; zip fastener
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
regular customer; general audience; general public
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
bright sunshine; broad daylight
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to change completely; to change suddenly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
with a splash; with a plop
with a splash; with a splosh
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
being startled; getting a shock
as far as the eye can see
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent