to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
old friend; old acquaintance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
boastful speech; bragging
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
looking or acting as if one owned the place
secret; private; surreptitious
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
long time; long interval; for quite some time
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
high-quality goods; luxury item
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to find out; to discover; to locate
and so; therefore; for that reason
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
how far; to what extent; up to what point