to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to overcharge; to rip off
for dear life; barely escaping alive
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
simply; merely; only; solely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
library (usu. single-room); small library
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
double; twice (as much); twofold
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
can't help; won't make much difference