toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
electricity; electric guitar
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
not worth considering; out of the question
be (that) as it may; having said that
healthy; sound; wholesome
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to lose sight of; to miss
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
scene; view; prospect; outlook
special measure; special measures
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
formal marriage interview
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sentiment; sentimentality
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)