unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
such; like that; that sort of; very
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to recover consciousness; to come to
(medical) doctor; physician
to make an appeal; to urge
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
while; even though; despite
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to