standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
Saint Bernard (dog breed); St. Bernard
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
then; well; so; well then
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
to have a relationship; to have relations
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
way (of doing); manner; method; means
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
perfectly round; perfectly circular
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
choices; alternatives; options
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dog lover; person who loves dogs
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
point in question (at issue)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy