two times; twice; two degrees
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
consists of; comprises; is made up of
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
advanced level; high grade; senior
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking