stimulating; exciting; provocative
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
imagination; supposition; guess
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
act of mercy; helping another person
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to turn towards; to point
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content