investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to come to one's senses; to calm down
street at night; making a night journey
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)