splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
cordial (beverage); cordial (demeanor, relationship, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
precocity; early ripening; premature development
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily