speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to refer to; to use as reference
opening fully; full throttle; full power
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
abdomen; stomach; under parts
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child; unreasonably demanding patient; nightmare patient
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
taste; liking; preference
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
without cause; without reason
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed