mid-to-long term; medium and long term
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
potato chips; potato crisps
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly