to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
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)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
general; popular; common; typical
serious; severe; grave; acute
otherwise; if not; or else
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
best friend; very close friend
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
even though; despite; when
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
victim; injured party; sufferer
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
parsonage; rectory; vicarage
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker