someone; a certain person
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to try to do; to attempt to do
to investigate; to examine
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
too many to count; too numerous to mention
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
in the end; at the end of the day
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
existence; being; life; survival
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support