to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
special; particular; peculiar; unique
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
about when; about what time; how soon
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
each (every) time; whenever
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
area of holiday homes; area of villas
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
a dime a dozen; two a penny
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
the last moment; the very end
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means