to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
notes; comment; remark; annotation
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
wicked tongue; abusive language
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
probe each other; sound each other out
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
working adult; full-fledged member of society
this for sure; certainly is
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
breaking off; snapping off
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
in case of; at that time; at this time