intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
losing weight; slimming; lean person
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
betting ticket; betting slip
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
love triangle; eternal triangle
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
manners; behavior; behaviour
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
exaltation; emotional uplift
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)