to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
older sister; elder sister
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
if so; in that case; in that situation
hey there; I say; see here
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
already; now; no longer; not any more
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
a little bit; a little while
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
of course; certainly; naturally
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
putting out the light; switching off the light
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
very likely; very probable
newly appointed; inaugural