quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
this and that; various things
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
second day of the month; two days
time; season; period; phase; stage
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
leadership; initiative; spearhead
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
besides; in addition; also; moreover