daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
no sleep or rest; working day and night
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
construction at top speed
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
bombshell announcement (statement)
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
level ground; plain; flatland
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to hang (something) on the wall
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound