to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
appointment; rendezvous; date
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
share (in a company); stock
transfer; assignment; conveyance
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
money paid to the government
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
down to earth; reasonable
in the future; another day; later
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
toast; congratulatory cup
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
will not do; do not; does not