close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
courage; ardour; high spirits
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to fight to the last (death)
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
I appreciate your efforts
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
styptic; stopping of bleeding
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
sobering up; method of sobering up
impulse buying; impulse purchase
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
human usage; (for) use by people
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
instructor; advisor; adviser
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)