mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to become desperate; to give in to despair
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
number of times; frequency; count
to rest one's chin in one's hands
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
job; work; duties; trade; skill
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
reinforcement; strengthening
decoration; ornament; trimmings
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
ill will; malice; evil intent
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
death rate; mortality rate
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
light; right; right field; right fielder
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt