proposal; offer; request; application
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bombshell announcement (statement)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
way of speaking; intimation
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
first meeting; first interview with
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to change completely; to change suddenly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
go that far; to that extent
will not do; do not; does not
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
almost every day; almost daily
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
use; utilization; utilisation; application
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sincere; honest; faithful
to perceive; to understand
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour