slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
serious; not joking; straight
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close; intimate; on good terms
office romance; office love affair
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
go that far; to that extent
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
at once; immediately; right now
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
highball; whisky and soda
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to attempt; to test; to try out
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder