chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
still better; even better
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
sexual discrimination; sex discrimination; sexism
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
long ago; already; a long time ago
(committee) chairman; president
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
new menu item; new dish on a menu
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
independent production (e.g. of a film)
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
weight training; muscle training
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead