to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
out of bounds; beyond the pale
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
adult video; porn video; pornographic video
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to affect; to impact; to influence
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
share (in a company); stock
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
24 hours; twenty-four hours
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
risk aversion; risk reduction
do-or-die game; crucial contest
preliminary step; first step
preliminary test or trial; tryout
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
combination; union; binding; bond
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles