to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
compilation; editing; recording
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to save; to leave over; to spare
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge