to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
rave reviews; extremely high praise
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
very popular; highly favoured
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hey there; I say; see here
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
that's a different matter; that's a different story
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)