to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
one day; (on) a certain day
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
how many years; how long; what year
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
interruption; suspension; break
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
eruption; volcanic eruption
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to shout (in anger); to yell
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to push aside; to brush aside
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be too late; to be too slow