half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
place for relaxation and refreshment
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
please sit down; please have a seat
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
emotional scars; mental trauma
hot topic; talk of the town
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to feel oneself indebted to
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
great emperor; ... the Great
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
ultimate; final; last; eventual
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
individual; private person; personal; private
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)