to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
just because; even if; even though
can't help; won't make much difference
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
colored (skin); coloured; non-white; having color; colored; coloured
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
interruption; suspension; break
troublesome; annoying; complicated
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
desperately; for one's dear life
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto