sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
large family; extended family
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
specialized; specialised; boutique
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
separation; farewell; parting
choosing between two things; two choices
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
excellent answer; clever answer
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
head start; initiative; preemption
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
stress resistance; stress tolerance
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)