to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to give an impression; to make an impression
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
surely; certainly; without doubt
to throw down the drain; to waste
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
strike while the iron is hot
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to come and go; to go back and forth
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)