top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
rental video shop; video rental store
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to watch steadily; to stare
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
not yet known; unknown; strange
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
same text; same wording; same script; same language
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
having said that; on the other hand