to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
such; this sort of; like this
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
such; like that; that sort of
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
that day; the very same day
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking