great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
sentimental; sentimentality
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
snail's pace; slow progress
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
inattention; absent-mindedness
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
sluggishness after few days off
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea