perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
answering machine; answerphone
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
absence due to illness; sick leave
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
sympathy; compassion; pity
because of; owing to; due to
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
in the same way as; just like
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to subsist; to keep on living
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
third day of the month; three days
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
complete change; about-face
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
second marriage; remarriage
back off!; leave me alone!
to that degree; to that extent; that much
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)