chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
setting sail; departure (from a port)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
touché; you've got me there
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
(licensed) red light district
big breasts; big boobs; boing; sproing; pow
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
no need to guess; certainly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
being declared the winner of a bout
observation platform; lookout platform
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)