how many years; how long; what year
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
transactions; dealings; business
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
peace talks; peace negotiations
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
how; in what way; by what means
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
image; figure; figure; form; image
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish