quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
second basement level; subbasement
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
memories; recollections; reminiscence
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
(national) tourist bureau
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
clerk at the information desk
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
exorcism rite; purification
evil spirit (that can possess people)
what do you want?; can I help you?
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
charm; incantation; spell; curse
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly