absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
both hands; both arms; ten
whole face; all over one's face
last night; yesterday evening
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
waste of time; killing time
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
superior; superiors; senior
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
double; twice (as much); twofold
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to make a lasting impression
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(person treated as a) plaything
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to have a meal; to take a meal
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down