baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be helpful; to be useful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
besides; in addition; also; moreover
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
chilly; unpleasantly cold
matching clothing worn by couples
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage