to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to pass (of time); to elapse
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
communication skills; communication ability
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
how long; how much; to what extent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
thousand years; very long period; forever
business trip; official trip
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
even if; even though; however; no matter how
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
around the clock; day and night