next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
together; at the same time; same; identical
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
explanation; interpretation
to fall in love (with); to love
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede