near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
sanity; consciousness; soberness
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
whispering; murmuring; subdued
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
asking would be rude; tasteless question
one more time; once more; once again
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a little bit; a little while
to break a dam; to burst out
to drop; to lose; to let fall
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)