to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
keep up your strength; chin up!
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
strongish; somewhat strong
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
good performance; good work; great success
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
it hasn't been long since
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away