in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time in one's life
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
police officer; policeman; constable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to have a talk; to tell a story
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
in the meanwhile; during the time
to apologize; to apologise
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very young; little; childish; immature
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen