to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
soaking something; leaving something to soak
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
as soon as possible; ASAP
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
material for experiments; experimental material
polite; courteous; hospitable
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
it's no joke; gimme a break!
assertion; declaration; affirmation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to speak ill of; to disparage
praise; glorification; extolment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl