near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
almost every day; almost daily
making out and being lovey-dovey
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
so; like this; in this way
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
last week; the week before
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
to get between; to be caught in
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
high spirits; gleeful mood
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned