dial-style (e.g. of phones)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
meal set before one; women's advances
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
than; other than; except; but
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
front; frontage; facade; main
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to sink (into); to get depressed
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
twice; again; second time
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
little by little; step by step
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
going to and fro; back and forth
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
war; battle; match; game; competition