the other day; a few days ago
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
government office; public office
action; operation; effect; function
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
tone (of voice); manner of talking
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
confidentially; privately; off the record
individual; private person; personal; private
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless