to go too far; to break bounds
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
tips of one's hair; hair ends
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
increase and decrease; fluctuation
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
lately; recently; nowadays
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
point of compromise; common ground
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
telephone book; telephone directory
registration; accession; register; entry; record
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
voice quality; type of voice
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household