book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
of no interest; not interested
to bring; to take; to bring about
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to overflow from something full
time around sunset; early evening
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
period of time; time slot; time zone
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
one breath; chug!; drink!
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
posterity; future life; life to come
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
not caring; not giving a damn
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
state of emergency; emergency; crisis