good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
woman; female; feminine gender
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
all; entire; whole; altogether
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
palatial residence; stately mansion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop