to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
tight skirt; straight skirt
high heels; high-heeled shoes
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
schoolgirl; female student
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
being on duty; person on duty
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
branch office; branch store
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside