to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at least; at most; (even) just
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
you (plural); all of you; you all
disclosure; exposure; revelation
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
how; in what way; by what means
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
memory; ability to remember
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution