because of; owing to; due to
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
jack of all trades, master of none
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
minute adjustment; fine tuning
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
besides; in addition; also; moreover