lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to find out; to discover; to locate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
flight; escape; running away; flying high
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
very; much; greatly; a lot of
handsome man; actor in a love scene
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
authority; power; influence
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to say no more; to sink into silence
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on