stopping functioning; being out of service
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
question; inquiry; enquiry
one's house; one's home; one's family
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
in good health; alive and well; going strong
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
power; authority; jurisdiction
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
handsome man; actor in a love scene
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
recognition; acquaintance