company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
it hasn't been long since
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
briskly; quickly; promptly
bright person; talented student; prodigy
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
calming down; quieting down
unique thing; best on earth
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
with a bang (clash, bump)
urge to defecate (or urinate); call of nature
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
professional killer; hit man
to mix; to stir; to blend
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be mixed in with; to blend with
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter