lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
participation; joining; entry; adherence
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to shake; to sway; to waver
suspension bridge; rope bridge