to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
servile character (disposition)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
not caring; not giving a damn
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
lumping together; putting all together
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
commitment; pledge; promise
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
expressing one's mind; speaking out