mental derangement; madness; insanity
at once; immediately; right now
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
approximate age; age range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to arrest; to capture; to seize
under the orders of; by order (command)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
first-rate; finest quality; the best
very young; little; childish; immature
older sister; lass; young lady
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while