bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
residence; housing; residential building
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
correspondence; exchange of letters
verbal promise; one's word
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
respect and affection; love and respect
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
himself; yourself; herself
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
two times; twice; two degrees
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
serious wound; serious injury
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
comma; decimal point; radix point
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
I see; that's right; indeed