to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
approval; acceptance; toleration
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
role of the villain; the bad guy
insecticide; insect repellent
education; training; discipline
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
solution; solution strategy
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
leather belt; (machine) belt
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
nervousness; oversensitivity
recommender; nominator; referee
crying face; face of a person who is crying
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
like this; in this way; as you see
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
various countries; various regions; various provinces