to have a talk; to tell a story
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to fall flat; to fall face down
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
office romance; workplace romance; love affair with colleague
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
recommendation; endorsement
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
manner of using one's hands
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock