to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
because of; owing to; due to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
in a little bit; after a short while
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for