once again; yet again; (there you go) again
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
lovers talk; sweet nothings
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to tumble down; to roll down
depravity; corruption; degradation
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
recently; lately; these days
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
alteration; falsification; faking
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
be (that) as it may; having said that