occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
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
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to cause a person trouble
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
considerably; fairly; quite
particularly; only; in the case of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
wet nurse; nursing mother
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
such; like that; that sort of; very
marriage proposal; marriage talks
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
silence (not speaking); muteness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
being in love with each other
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
because of; owing to; due to