to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to become hoarse; to become husky
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
sexy; popular; well-liked
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to degenerate; to lapse into
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
assistant ...; probationary ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
posture; position; stance
intelligence network; information network
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
flash (of light); glint; schiller
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
continuation; succession; series; continuous