grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
emotional scars; mental trauma
contradiction; inconsistency
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
foreign matter; impurities
answering machine; answerphone
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
difficult to ...; hard to ...
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to lay aside; to set aside
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
good-for-nothing; worthless
to take a veneer off something
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
each time it happens; at all such times
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bedside; near one's pillow
notice; notification; report; posting
sender; consignor; remitter
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
being left out; being ostracized
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty