(not so) much; (not) very
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
floor heating; underfloor heating
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
victim; injured party; sufferer
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
business; trade; operations; sales