evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
trembling from fear; trembling all over
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
madder red; dark red; crimson
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
monster cat; cat with magical powers
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
as if it were about oneself
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
speculation; thinking; meditation
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
having a crush on someone; flushing
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
to press a question; to cross-examine
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
bacterium; bacteria; germ
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
next year; next fiscal year
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
from the beginning; from scratch