to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
small; fine; detailed; stingy
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
matter for the police; brush with the law
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
full impact; packing a punch
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dear me; I mean; or rather
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to choke; to have trouble breathing
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to become (a state, condition, etc.)