to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
appointment; rendezvous; date
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
meaning; significance; sense
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
small cinema; arthouse cinema
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I see; that's right; indeed
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid