stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
relatively; comparatively
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
danger; peril; hazard; risk
directly opposite; right in front
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to get one's head around; to think about
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
moment by moment; hour by hour
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak