field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to degenerate; to lapse into
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
official regulations; inner rules
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
close to the wall; alongside the wall
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
delusion; trick of the imagination
(living on a) pension; annuity
living alone; solitude; solitary life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to spit out; to eject; to dump
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy