solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
simply; merely; only; solely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
here and there; in places
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
just because; even if; even though
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
in a little bit; after a short while
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)