quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
sudden change; complete change
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
successively; one after another
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sudden impulse; passing fancy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to apologize; to apologise
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
offence; offense; hindrance
to be profitable; to yield a profit
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good person; virtuous person
free (of charge); gratuitous
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
when it becomes; when it comes to
that is to say; so that means