no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
speech; expression; wording; language
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to show up; to appear; to turn up
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
choices; alternatives; options
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
dozens; scores of; decades
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
good prospects; full of hope; promising
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
signature; signing; sealing
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
return of something; repayment