hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
feeling; sense; impression
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to rain incessantly; to downpour
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
looking pale; looking unwell
persistence; single-mindedness
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
tedious; boring; being fed up with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
how long; how far; how much
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that is to say; so that means
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to collect; to assemble; to gather
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
silence (not speaking); muteness
to form a pair; to pair up