as soon as possible; ASAP
order (to an employee from management)
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
steady advance; carrying all before one
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
written request; request for ...; application for ...
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
particularly; only; in the case of
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
maintaining the status quo
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
existence; possession; having; limited company
female friend; woman friend
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead