your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to chase; to run after; to pursue
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
triumphant return; returning in triumph
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to look around; to survey
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
horseplay; fooling around
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
all sorts of; all kinds of
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
original intention; initial resolution
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
cowardly; timid; easily frightened