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ups and downs
to see eye to eye
to lose touch with someone
to keep in touch with someone
to hit it off with somebody
to fall for someone (to fall in love with someone)
to drift apart
to be through thick and thin
get in touch with somebody
fair-weather friend
enjoy each other's company
to have friends in high places
go back
poverty-stricken
crime-infested
be prone to
lay it on thick
weigh on one`s conscience
beat around the bush
behind the scenes
shady
hustle and bustle
to be engrossed in
paperback / hardcover
take after
well-built
hunch
gullible
have/get mixed feelings about something
cut down (on something)
balloon
go over someone's head
contrived
detrimental/adverse/harmful
convoluted
come down to
drop by
traffic jam
self-esteem
top-down
bottom-up
chain of command
food chain
innate
in retrospect / in hindsight
chain store
waistcoat
field trip / excursion
stunning
cutting-edge
state-of-the-art
ingrain
permeate
make one's hair stand on end
leverage
leeway
harness
initiative
impressionable
cut in line
swim ring / lifebuoy / lifebelt
off the top of one's head
ahead (or behind) of schedule
economical
not my strong suit
kneel
plausible
materialistic
meet one's expectations
wind down
have second thoughts (about something)
tradeoff
punctual
overtime
make (both) ends meet
trendy
fit in
as for
instill (something) in(to)
wreak havoc
have dibs on (something)
slipper
comply
life partner
flaunt
out of the blue
lighthearted
run a red light
pull up
blow (someone) a raspberry
have the guts
diving board
come to one's senses
calm before the storm
measure up
dealbreaker
head-on
get (something) off one's chest
set an example
longtime
run in the family
bubble wrap
observant
far-off
run in the family
cast
pull one's hair out
take on
lousy
come by
hands-on
by heart
put up with
widespread
step out of line
look out for
strike a balance (between something)
ski mask / balaclava
cheer up
cost of living
gondola lift / ski lift
try one's luck at
overlook
get around to
call off
point out
living proof
take something personally
carefree
freak out
life-changing
underlying
come across
apprehensive
resourceful
settle for
blunt
outstanding
stand out
tricky
be/get carried away
hardwire
nip (something) in the bud
catch up with
take up/down a notch
in the blink of an eye
fall back on
play hardball
second-hand
passionate
self-conscious
take for granted
eavesdrop
reciprocate
play out
deplete
role model
send shives down/up someone's spine
excavator
bunting
wind chimes
hangnail
tap into
as a token
get off on the wrong foot
push around
single-handedly
landmark
go-to
standard of living
on a scale of X to Y
laminate
tag along
prolific
capricious
catch off guard
a tale never loses in the telling
beyond repair
middle ground
blow off steam
pick-up line
odds and evens
mouthful
pin on
red rover
jury rigging
above (below) par
cut out to be
compel
compelling
baseball cap
well-spoken
the icing on the cake
cartoonish
more than meets the eye
ding-dong ditch
flipper
unwavering
the cherry on the cake/ on top
groundbreaking
rough up
run one's mouth
come to think of it
catcall
fall in with
stingy
fancy (oneself) as (something)
cut corners
armband
chairlift
stroke of luck
disservice
on the right track
hors d'oeuvre
glucose
metastasis
metastasize
rookie card
Parallel parking
shivering
street vendor
green onions
chives
leek
tweezers
bond paper
doctor's note/sick note
License Plate Rationing / License plate–based driving restrictions / vehicle restrictions based on license plate numbers
water beads
Month's mind
syllogism
ping pong paddle
round brush
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