continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to try to do; to attempt to do
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
middle of the night; dead of night
on the way home from work
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
concept cafe (cafe with a special theme, e.g. cats, chocolate, crafts)
concept cafe (cafe with a special theme, e.g. cats, chocolate, crafts)
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(not possible) on such short notice
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now