wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
machine parts; machinery; equipment
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to look young; to seem young
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
warmly; cordially; with tender care
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to look forward to something
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
right side; right-hand side
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to bail out (water); to scoop out
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
nine times; twisting around many times
behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome