finish; completion; the end
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to rush over; to run up to
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
these guys; these fellows
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
being too late; losing one's final chance
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
invisibly; secretly; privately
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
freely; frankly; without reserve
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
way of speaking; intimation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
power; authority; influence
older sister; elder sister
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior