(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
poor academic performance; underachievement
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pregnancy; conception; gestation
school doctor; school physician
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
court lady; lady-in-waiting
self-supporting student; working student
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
testimony; (verbal) evidence
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection