nothing but; none other than
to make one's own; to take possession of
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
long sleeper; person who needs a lot of sleep
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
test drive; test ride; trial ride
finished product; finished goods; completed article
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
staying in the air; remaining airborne
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute