member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to commit a crime; to do evil
human rights; civil liberties
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
grotesque; disgusting; gross
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black