in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
having said that; be that as it may
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to step back; to walk backwards
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
festival; feast; carnival
outline; summary; gist; basic points
concealment; suppression; hiding
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to make public; to bring to light
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
internal organs; viscera; intestines
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
unidentifiable; unidentified
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
different thing; another question; different case
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
full-length portrait or statue
one or two; a few; small number
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm