to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be pretentious; to put on airs
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
selection; choice; option
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
fixed cost; fixed expense
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
cooperation; collaboration
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
just past noon; afternoon
in search of; in order to look for
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
24 hours; twenty-four hours
building expenses; construction costs
dwelling; house; residence; address
student accommodation; student dormitory
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms