to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
you could say that; that might be so
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
amount of sugar; sugar content
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
magazine; journal; periodical
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
ordinary people; general public; public at large
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
calling by name; designation; nomination
homosexual (person); gay person
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)