to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
mostly involve; principally involve
at first; in the beginning; originally
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
subsidy; grant; subvention
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
unable to resist; unable to suppress
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
retainer; attendant; escort
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to do together; to share; to participate in
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
research expenses; research costs
Anatidae (duck family of birds)