eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
large family; extended family
bakery; baker; pastry shop
smoothly; easily; readily
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to raise one's voice; to shout
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to attempt; to test; to try out
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
moment; brief space of time
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
breaking off; snapping off
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
rather; sooner; preferably