nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
difficult problem; challenge
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
civilian in military employ
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
exploitation; overuse; abuse
growth period (in children)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to put one's life on the line
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance