trial product; prototype model
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
progress; being under way
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
official business; public business
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
low waist (clothing); drop waist; dropped-waist
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
finish; end; completion; result
to be reflected in a mirror
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence