piece of meat; cut of meat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
in this way; along these lines; similarly
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
thin; slender; slim; skinny
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
popular song program on radio or television
country bumpkin; yokel; hick
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
measurement round the hips
every year; yearly; annually
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to not believe one's ears
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious