down jacket; quilted down coat
outer; outerwear; overgarment
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
done; just done; just finished
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
generously; liberally; magnanimously
at first; initially; in the beginning
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
on duty; at work; while working
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
reaction; response; reaction
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to become pale; to turn pale
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to squeeze out; to wring out