iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
weird; disgusting; sickening
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
forcibly; by force; against one's will
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
unexpectedly; surprisingly
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
huge rock; firmness; solidity
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
principle; theory; fundamental truth
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
hiding one's embarrassment
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to feel depressed; to be down
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
such; this sort of; like this
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
each time it happens; at all such times
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
air conditioning; air cooling
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce