separation; divorce; severing of connections
believable; credible; trustworthy
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
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)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(police) detective; criminal matter
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
that's true; of course; obviously
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for