hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to apologize; to apologise
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
back seat (of a car); rear seat
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort