flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
best regards; please take care of; please do
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
battlefield; battleground
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
not understanding; not knowing
since then; from that time; ever since
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
ahead; before; the future
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to save; to leave over; to spare
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
unidentifiable; unidentified
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
fusion; melting; liquefaction