twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
fucking; screwing; having sex
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to make a list; to enumerate
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
trademark gag; trademark routine
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
main question; real issue at hand
at the meeting; on the occasion
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept