charming; fascinating; attractive
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to have a talk; to tell a story
as (for); for; in the capacity of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
until now; so far; up to the present
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
(not) even once; (not) ever
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
prior investment; upfront investment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
free drink; free drinks; free refills; bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
electricity; (electric) light
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
immediately; at once; instantly