clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
alone; by oneself; on one's own
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
security blanket; comfort blanket; comfort object
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
more than anything; above all else
function; facility; faculty; feature
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
reading too much into (what ... says)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
instant; moment; for an instant
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)