absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
it is not (like that) either
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
very great; enormous; serious
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
group; bunch; crowd; group
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
metallic sound; metallic clank
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
incident; affair; happening; event
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when