barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to approach; to draw near
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
to begin talking; to open up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
talking while standing; standing around talking
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to refuse; to reject; to deny
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
prohibition; inhibition; ban
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove