as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
success; prosperity; boom
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
construction; establishment
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
like water; like it grows on trees
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
rocks glass; Old Fashioned glass; lowball glass
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
inheritance from a parent
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association