praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to need; to call for; to require
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
independent action; acting alone
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to gather; to collect; to assemble
settlement; solution; resolution
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
had better ...; had better not ...
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself