expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
decrease; reduction; decline
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
immediately; right away; on the spot
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
listening device; bug; wiretap
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
with a start; with a jump
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
at work; in the midst of work; working
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
technical; technological; practical
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation