moderate; proper; just right
setting a place; setting the table
very interesting; of great interest
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
secret; private; surreptitious
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
even though; despite; when
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(religious) faith; belief; creed
state of mind; (one's) mental state
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
number of persons; personnel
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to be scattered around; to be all over the place