proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
connection; link; relationship
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
preparations for a journey
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
generation; the world; the age
lost article; something forgotten
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to perform anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize; to crash one's car into the back of another
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering