unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
white background; blank; female virgin
pale yellow; light yellow
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
still; as yet; as it has been
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
target group; target persons
mobilization; mobilisation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
conduct; behavior; behaviour
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
homecoming; returning home