side job; sideline; subsidiary business
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
about; concerning; related to; -ish
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
inside one's heart; in one's mind
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
house mouse (Mus musculus)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
trivia; snippet of knowledge
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
unrequited love; one-sided love
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds