to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
hell on earth; living hell
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
successively; one after another
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
position; location; base; point; site
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to cry and shout; to scream
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
factory; plant; mill; workshop
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to apologize; to apologise
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner