tension; mental strain; nervousness
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
shellfish; seashell; shell
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
for your information; I'm telling you
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly