generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to mix; to stir; to blend
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
more than anything; above all else
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
together with; same; both; all; including ...
topic of discussion; agenda
otherwise; or else; if not
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
infancy; childhood; tender age
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
every person; each one; everybody
please sit down; please have a seat
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
you could say; you might say; verging on the
bad boy; naughty child; brat
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion