idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to that degree; to that extent; that much
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
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
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
for today; for the time being
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
being too late; losing one's final chance
handrail; railing; banister
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly