chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
proving ground; test site
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
older employee who does not have much actual work
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
reputation; respectability
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to smash violently; to crush
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off