recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
jumping to a wrong conclusion
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
leisure time; idle moment
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
economic fortune; luck with money
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
right to choose; a say; option
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
direct connection; direct link
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional