cover letter; covering letter
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
sexual experience (with men)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
regular customer; valued client
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
sending; forwarding; shipping
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
(for the) first time in one's life
this and that; such and such
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
French; French food; French cuisine
mature woman; middle-aged woman
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired