shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to cross the line; to go too far
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
forgetting; lapse of memory
sex establishment; brothel
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
established practice; custom
classified information; top secret
useless; no good; hopeless
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
attraction; lure; invitation
frequency; rate of occurrence
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
business use; business purposes
coagulation; freezing; solidification
fusion; melting; liquefaction
natural rubber; India rubber; caoutchouc
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies