setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
after that (a substantive change occurred)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
store; reserve; stock; savings
leaving school during a term
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
3rd day of the month; three days
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
vice; immorality; corruption
rubbish heap; garbage dump
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
source of amusement; plaything
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome