to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
personal (employee); employed; retained
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
business rival; professional jealousy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
another; different; something else
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
manly; masculine; like a man
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
sanity; consciousness; soberness