no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
reconciliation; make peace with
how; in what way; by what means
ago; since; before; previous
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to walk; to set out
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
comparatively; relatively