full dress; formal dress; uniform
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
it seems so; that's what it looks like
ringing; throbbing violently
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
professional; careerman; worker
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
heap; pile; stack; full measure
material witness; suspect
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
at a moment's notice; readily
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
grip (of hand); grip strength
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
confidentially; privately; off the record
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
technical skill; ability; capacity
extremely; terrifically; super
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)