thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wired; cabled; communication by wire
anything and everything; just about everything
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
overanxiety; needless worry
my personal (e.g. opinion)
old friend; familiar face
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
meaning of a word; sense of a word
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
contrived; false-sounding
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be away from home; to be out of the house
front entrance; front door
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
and; thereupon; because of that
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
riskiness; (level of) danger
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
taking one's lover to a hotel
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness