choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to polish up; to shine up
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
exaltation; emotional uplift
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)