mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
because; the reason why is
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
cooperation; coordination; link
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
semi-pro; semi-professional
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
reopening; resumption; restarting
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
office hours; business hours; working hours
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
along the river; riverside
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
establishment; settlement
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)