to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to collapse into; to flop onto
very loud volume; megavolume
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
gift certificate; gift voucher
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fast; brisk; careless; thoughtless; (of a woman) wanton; promiscuous
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to make merry; to be festive
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
middle of the night; dead of night
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
professor; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
how long; how much; to what extent
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)