older sister; lass; young lady
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
coincident with; while; simultaneously
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
unexpectedly; surprisingly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
when it becomes; when it comes to
function; facility; faculty; feature
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
a long time ago; in those days
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to torment; to harass; to tease
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming