counting system; way (manner) of counting
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
sexual experience (with men)
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
being very popular; being in great demand
detective agency; enquiry agency
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
four (long cylindrical things)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
clearing one's throat; cough
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
helping hand; help; support; aid
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
court (of law); courtroom
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped