to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to look down on; to condescend
beginning; outset; first; onset
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
if so; in that case; in that situation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to talk; to chat; to chatter