making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
light music; popular music
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
more than usual (usu. time)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent