love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
like this; in this way; as you see
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to lose sight of; to miss
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
taste; palate; sense of taste
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to help each other; to cooperate
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
touting; tout; barker; pander
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
desperately; for one's dear life
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards