deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
indicate reason; infers some protest
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
without thinking of the consequences
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to call again; to call someone back
medicine taken internally
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
way of speaking; intimation
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
periodic; regular; routine
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
fast-talking; rapid talking