long ago; previous; of a former age
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
correction; revision; amendment
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
I see; that's right; indeed
even if not; even without
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
close; intimate; on good terms
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
whereabout; about where; how much
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort