disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
originally; by nature; from the start
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
different opinion; objection
to head home; to leave for home
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder