to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
worst; poor and boring; uncool
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
keychain; Keychain (Apple's password management system in Mac OS)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be muddy; to be slushy
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
very rich person; the super rich
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to state; to express; to mention
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
preventive measure; precautionary measure
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress