success; prosperity; boom
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
romantic film; love movie
to redeem (from sin); to save
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
biological child; one's own child
forced laugh; forced smile
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
bolero (dance); bolero (clothing); shrug
polish; improvement; burnishing
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
listening device; bug; wiretap
one's person; around one's person
secret understanding; collusion
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
(medical) follow-up; observation
of tender years; very young
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
powerful person; influential person
abuse; misuse; perversion
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
elementary; basic; rudimentary
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
devotion; attachment; infatuation
when it comes to; concerning