timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
tolerance; broad-mindedness
anything and everything; just about everything
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
performance of one's official duties
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to pass (of time); to elapse
to shout (in anger); to yell
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to have a rumor circulating
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
way; method; means; resource; course
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
offense and defense; offence and defence
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game