entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
general; popular; common; typical
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
intensive; concentrated; focused
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
offender; criminal; culprit
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
performance of one's official duties
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)