self-deprecating; self-mocking
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
considerably; greatly; a lot
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to mix; to stir; to blend
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
body; group; party; company; troupe
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
fixed date; settlement date
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
after the end (of something); post-
schedule; program; programme; agenda
offence; offense; hindrance
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing