the other day; lately; recently
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
possession; retention; maintenance
human rights; civil liberties
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
follower; attendant; valet; servant
custom; practice; convention; precedent
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
very careful; thoroughly prepared
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
platform; home; home base; home plate