bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
clerk at the information desk
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be embarrassed; to lose face
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
wherein; therein; thereinto
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light