ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to refer to; to use as reference
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
report; notification; registration
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
what do you want?; can I help you?
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to stroke down; to smooth down
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
principal; main; important; fashionable
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to degenerate; to lapse into
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
guess; speculation; supposition
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
riskiness; (level of) danger
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
countermeasure; counter-measure