to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
for some (unspecified) reason
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
longing for others; wanting company
companion; partner; spouse
tingling; stinging; pungently
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
insurance payout; insurance money
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to blame; to find fault with
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
blood is thicker than water
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to trace back to (the origins of something)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead