thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
middle of the night; dead of night
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to talk; to chat; to chatter
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
serious; not joking; straight
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...