matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
just a minute; small quantity
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to need; to demand; to take; to require
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
meditation; contemplation
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
natural virtue; personal virtue
to be smeared; to be covered
human relations; personal relationships
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
will not do; do not; does not
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to telephone; to make a phone call
evening; night; nighttime
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to feel oneself indebted to
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
point in common; common feature
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be helpful; to be useful
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to