to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
close; intimate; on good terms
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
thank you for your continued patronage
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
useless; no good; hopeless
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to do over; to remake; to resume
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
almost; roughly; approximately
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean