even if not; even without
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a click; with a snap
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
personal; individual; private
property; fortune; means; assets
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to buy; to purchase; to buy out