reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to arrive home; to return
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to