appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
for today; for the time being
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
with a momentary flash of light
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
encouragement; incentive; stimulus