as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
disclosure; exposure; revelation
fate; chance; relationship; tie
rather; sooner; preferably
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to palm off; to force a sale
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
breaking off an engagement
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
worst; worst-case (scenario)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
just because; even if; even though
much less; to say nothing of
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
explanation; interpretation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style