contradiction; inconsistency
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
if so; in that case; in that situation
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(for the) first time in one's life
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
last week; the week before
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
high spirits; gleeful mood
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
please sit down; please have a seat
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
trouble; bother; annoyance
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar