being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to not be taken seriously
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
responsibility; duty; obligation
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
ambitious; motivated; willful
interest (in something); enthusiasm
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest