love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
official announcement; proclamation
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
just one person; only one
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
conference room; council room
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to give something weight; to give something dignity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
conviction; belief; confidence
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around