social status; social position
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
shopping; purchased goods
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)