precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
son of a bitch; piece of shit
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
office romance; office love affair
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
highball; whisky and soda
strongish; somewhat strong
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
such; like that; that sort of; very
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
washing machine (laundry)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing