I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be opposite; to face each other
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
anything and everything; just about everything
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
going home from work; on the way home from work
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
front; frontage; facade; main
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make a speech; to address
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse