dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
genuine article; real thing; real deal
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
drama; play; powerful drug
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
funny story; funny anecdote
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be needed; to be wanted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reading too much into things
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
black hair; black-haired horse
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
battlefield; battleground