somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to push aside; to brush aside
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
no loss or gain; coming out even
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
it seems so; that's what it looks like
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
variety show (e.g. on TV)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to watch over; to watch attentively
the same generation; coeval
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was