loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to spread; to be propagated
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
suffix for familiar person
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
100,000,000; one hundred million
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
lifting (a child) high up in the air
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
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
corridor; hallway; passageway
don't you think?; indicates question
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot