wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to cease; to stop; to be over
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
pronunciation; production of sound
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
drama; theatre; theater; play
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
script; screenplay; scenario
production (e.g. play); direction
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin