(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
malicious; deliberately mean
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
information transfer; information transmission
worthy of special mention
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
major incident; major happening; big scandal
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
true state; actual condition; reality
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp