tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
discreet; modest; cautious
long distance relationship
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to get late; to advance; to wear on
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
superiority complex; sense of superiority
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
even so; anyhow; at any rate
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise