once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
helping hand; help; support; aid
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
(not) so much; (not) that much
children's (TV) show; children's program
resentment; indignation; anger
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
intuition; instinct; hunch
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to say things to ease one's mind
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to do for (the sake of someone else)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint