to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
one more time; once more; once again
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to throw at; to turn; to raise
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
not yet fixed; undecided; pending