as soon as possible; ASAP
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
family a woman has married into
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
malicious; deliberately mean
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
with a start; with a jump
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
parent-child relationship
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer