a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
don't worry; no worries; never mind
future; possible; potential; prospective
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
at a loss for words; stumped for words
ill will; malice; evil intent
I've got to be going; I must go
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to handle (a thing) roughly
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
preliminary step; first step