trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no need to guess; certainly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
just a minute; small quantity
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability