to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to come to one's senses; to calm down
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
indicate reason; infers some protest
passing through; through passage
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
big catch (fishing); good haul
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to have an idea; to have a clue
all present; all concerned; all of us
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
each; (arch.) you (plural)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
pointing out; identification
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
lying face down; upside down; prone
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively