hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to claim victims; to leave casualties
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
snoring; growling (low rumbling sound)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
license; licence; permission; driver's license
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
right under; directly below; right beneath
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to put someone to trouble
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable