suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
one by one; one after another; successively
light; easy; non-serious; minor
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
as usual; as is one's habit
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
offensive (movement); aggression
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
study group; study meeting
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
second day of the month; two days
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
friend's house; home of a friend
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
business; errand; nature of one's business
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to invite in; to show someone in
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
moment; brief space of time
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal