precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
government office; agency; board
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
duty; function; office; mission; task
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside of; not covered by
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante