to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
suffix for familiar person
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
backup boyfriend; man kept as a backup marriage partner
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
system; institution; organization; organisation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
else; in addition; besides
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
home; household; family; hearth
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
society; public; community; social studies