to discuss; to talk together
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
attractive face and figure
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
feeling keenly; fully realizing
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
participation; joining; entry; adherence
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
rather; sooner; preferably
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
impossible; unlikely; improbable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
single-mother household; fatherless family
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news