frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
even if not; even without
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
atelier; studio; workshop
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
half and half; fifty-fifty
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
door; gate; opening; title page
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)