check; restraint; oppression; suppression
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
television personality; TV personality
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
company; corporation; workplace
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
finding employment; getting a job
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved