to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
difference; disparity; gap
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
yen (currency of Japan); circle
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to intend; to be sure that
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
killing two birds with one stone
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
unceasing; never-ending; endless