mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
fast-talking; rapid talking
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
secretary (government); director; chief
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
large build; large pattern
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
cannot be compared with; no match for
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK