cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
otherwise; or else; if not
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
15th day of the month; 15 days
25th day of the month; 25 days
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
child; childish person; immature person
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
secret; private; surreptitious
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to quit one's job; to resign
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
human; human-like; as a person
smooth (i.e. without problems)