popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
(adding) fuel to the fire
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
one man's fault is another's lesson
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
possible; likely; probable
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to summon; to get used to call
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest