to offer (put up) resistance
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
transactions; dealings; business
standard; set; routine; decided
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to follow another's example
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
discipline; punishment; reprimand
reading too much into (what ... says)
have a good day; take care; see you
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
acquaintance; appreciative friend
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
selection; choice; picking out
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to win favour; to win favor
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)