if one is unlucky; if one is careless
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to scrape off; to shave off
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
nothing but; none other than
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
indictment; prosecution; complaint
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
before it happens; previously
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy