pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
setting a bad example to others
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
reduction by half; halving
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to take (be in) charge of
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
all you have to do is; just; that's all
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
business trip; official trip
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
pulsation; pulsatory motion
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
human kindness; human weakness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety