to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
proposal; offer; request; application
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
dressing oneself; personal grooming
story; tale; talk; discussion
until now; so far; up to the present
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to look forward to something
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
furious facial expression
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
changing clothes; change of clothes
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to strip; to peel; to tear off
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
living room (Western style); sitting room
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd