to spend time (on doing something)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
uninhabited island; desert island
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
electricity; (electric) light
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
a push; another effort; one more effort
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
(in the same way) as before; as always
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
during; for the duration of
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly