obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
shortsighted; narrow-minded
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
skepticism; scepticism; doubt
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
customer traffic; customers; custom
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
presentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust