to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
depravity; corruption; degradation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
most of all; extremely; supremely
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's assessment of the situation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on