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to primp	to beautify oneself
to get brownie points	Brownie points are a hypothetical currency, which can be accrued by doing good deeds or earning favour in the eyes of another, often one's superior.
~it was a letdown	I was let down
on-again, off-again	Informal Existing or continuing sporadically; intermittent or occasional: an on-again, off-again correspondence
~way - adv - more, sufficiently	you are way too far
~he was buzzed	a little intoxicated, drunk
to gab a ton more	to talk, to flap
to fizzle	die away, fade away
to exude	to manifest
candy	sweet [adj]
buzz-worthy [stars]	worthy to be talked about
a cakewalk	a child's play, an easy thing
to summon (one's) focus and tenacity	pulling together your ability to focus and stamina
~eat-you -up-spit-you-out [competition]	cut-throat competition
sc-fi (sci-fi)	science fiction
bombshell	great news
to gloss over	to use as an excuse
to fess up [about]	To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of: acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, grant, own (up). Chiefly Regional allow. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance
to lust over	to passionately desire smth/smb
to hatch [a plan]	to come up with/to concoct = to dredge up
revolving door	swinging door
frisky	playful
secluded spot	isolated nook
to get lodged	to place oneself
slip-up/slipup	mistake
to score a date	to fix the time and place of it
fib	concoction
to stand off to the side	to be a wallflower
to bolt	to escape
to be ticked off	to be very angry
to buddy up with smb	to make friends
to take heart	to be brave
to be swamped	to loaded with work
to ogle smb	to eye with affection
to snoop	to search out for things/poke one's nose
~it was a perfect in [to do smth]	a perfect solution
to crack up	to laugh one's head off
to brush up [on]	to better one's knowfledge about things
to butter smb up	to please smb [rude]
to take the road less traveled	to try something you haven't before
goodies - [intimate]	beautiful sexual lady's parts
caveat	warning - to tip off
to keep tab on smb	to track smb/spy on smb
to drop an L bomb	to I-love-you smb
to opwn up to smb	to confess your emotions to smb
to be skittish about [gerund/noun]	to be unsure about if to do smth or not
to zip one's lips	to keep silent
to have a faux pas	wrong things to do
to channel smb	to copycat
to carve out [time]	to find time, to allocate
to get one's hand on smth	to catch
grouns-breaking [studies]	impressive, latest
to debunk	call to question
to be stuck in 'whatev' mode	not to care less, to be indifferent
to be primed for	to want, to plan
to take smb out of the moment	to mislead
hard-and-fast [equivalent]	absolute
to cluie into	to inform
flaccid	weak
hands-on	practical, down-to-earth
to max out	to use to the maximum
most in-tune twosomes	a compatible couple of loving people
to slip up	make misrakes
to talk in a sort of shorthand	to talk in abbrevs and the way only the person who knows you may get you
to wind up	to start being angry
to angle for	to fish for secrets
to volley	here: to whine about one's problems
to clam up	to keep mouth shut
to bug smb	to annoy, worry smb
pending problems	the unsolved ones
to hit one's mute button	to start being silent
verbal tornado	talkative person
to zone out	to look stoned, while being very deep in thought [RUS:"втыкать"]
reckless honesty	when you are speak about things you shouldn't
to dissect	to analyze
pet peeve (or pet hate)	is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in an individual
to learn the ropes	to learn ins and outs
chills up	nice and pleasant feeling across your spine when you are enjoyng yourself
to be sated [by]	to have way too much of a good thing
to be studly	attractively masculine : hunky
to have zillions of facets	to be versatile person
dinner a deux	dinner for two [French]
to catnap	to have a small nap
to lash out	to splash, to waste money
doormat	a weak-willed nobody-type person
to yank back	to keep smb away from smb/smth
buoyant [sensation]	vivacious [sensation]
odds	chances
to loosen up	to become more convo-prone
to be comfy with oneself	to be in peace with oneself
to put on blinders	not to see a thing
to zero in on	to get focused solely on smth
to stress over	to worry about
to eke out [direct object]	to focus on
adg+ mind-set	the way smb thinks
to put much stress on	to worry too much about
to feign [interest]	to imitate, simulate
jibba jabba [jibber jabber]	a long stream of nonsense
to stick around	to idle around
to go AWOL	absent without official leave - to go missing
to ID	to identify
to get flustered	to get anxious
to be off the table	not compulsory
to snap back	to speak back rudely
chummy	communicative
chit-chat	nonsense talk
~here's the clincher	here's a reason, main thing
laid-back	tranquil, calm
supercute	very cute
to be stalked by	to be wooed by
to take its toll	to have negative consequences
white water rafting	canoe boating
~things stared fizzle out	fail, go bad
to gun for	to intend, to hunt for, desire
a battery of	a bunch of, lots of
to be bed-ridden	to have to stay in bed
wayward	firm
to go off the drugs	to stop taking drugs
to be/remain upbeat	optimistic
to clock out	to finish work in a designated time
to hail [a cab]	to signal for a car to stop
legit	legitimate
to fondle smb	caress - to canoodle
to ward off smb	to keep sm in the distance
to pair smth with smth	to combine [colors]
~wealthy people are made not born~	you don't have to be born to be wealthy
to score a career	to be successful in a career
to anchor look	to make smb look
to be au courant	to be in the know
to buy off-season	to be summer things for instance, in winter
big ticket items	expensive things
to sleuth out	to find out
to break the bank -	to eat out too much money
to call around	to call
to shave off [money, percent]	to make less, diminish
fashionista	this is a gently sarcastic term for a person who is an enthusiast for fashion. It covers not only the dedicated followers of fashion who wear the clothes, but also those who write about them. And it can refer to those who design, make, model and publicise clothes, and the fashion buyers whose decisions determine the success of a collection
to plot one's way to	to move towards smth
[mad ]money fund	secrer money spot where you don't dip into unless it urgent
to downplay [one's merits]	to keep a low profile
to toot one's own horn	to blow ones trumpet
to fast track [career]	to speed up, improve
to step up	leave, get discouraged
to tip the boat [fig]	to challenge, to call into question
to strike it rish	to get well off
lingering eye contact	when you keep staring at smb long enough to establish a contact
a go-getter	energetic person
belated [congratulation]	when you greet smb later
trend-savvy	in the know of the trend
to embolden	to encourage , hearten
to get ahead careerwise	to move up and be success
~idiom - to play the field -	to have many romantic or sexual relationships
~on one's own terms	rules
idiom~ ut something on hold	to decide that you will leave an activity until a later time
no-strings-attached [relations, sex]	without any restrictions
a stay-at-home [person]	homestick
to be bummed out	to depress, sadden, dispirit, as in He's been really bummed out since his girlfriend moved to California
~the myriad sides of smb	a lot of sides of smb
to be nabbed	to be caught
~gossiping reflects badly on you	shows from a bad side
keep mum/stay mum	don't utter a word
[intimate] -nooner	a "quickie" at noon, especially on your lunch break at work
to go easy on	not to abuse smth
to chip in	to share in, to join smb
to own up to	to confess
to be privy	to be confided in
surreptitious	secretive
to riffle through [info]	to go over
tid[t]bit	deinty, something small and nice
to balk at [gerund]	to oppose to, to dodge
on an intermittent basis	periodically
to be woefully uniformed	to be ignorant completely
skimpy clothing	dressed just to barely cover one's flesh - scarce
ectopic pregnancy	внематочная беременность
to adopt + adj + attitude	to start begaving like+n
to be downright bored	obviously, quite, absolutely
to eat grub	colloq. about food RUS:жратва, жрачка, хавка - похавать
to rule smth out	to exclude
to soap up	to flatter
to get smb get off sb/smth	to manage to get rid of smb
to bruise one's ego	to harm it
tada	usually the final proclamation when something is finished
to snare attention	to grasp it
on the rebound	becaused smb had no other way
to squat	to sit slightly kneeling down
to enthral	to enchant, to engulf
fave	favorite
to co commando	Going commando (or to go commando) is the practice of not wearing underwear under one's outer clothing
to stifle one's zest [for life]	to suppres one's desire to live full life
to veg	to relax all day and eat a lot
to jibe	to agree
on the rebound	as there was no other way
it is a cinch	it's good way to do smth
to get smb off you	to get rid of smb
to bruise one's ego	to harm it
to unhinge smth	to make it bare
that said	That said means after you've said that. In other words it has the idea that something is accepted and you can now go on to a new subject
on top of this	moreover
to be fearful	to fear
to bottom out	to be on the very bottom = head-under-the -covers despair
to exhibit	to show
to go at it	have a go at it - have sexual intercourse with
bumper-to-bumber traffic	heavy traffic
to spice things up	to make it lively
to defuse an embarrassing sitch	to make it less powederbox-like
to go down on smb	To give oral sex to someone
~they were business related	they were connected with business
to be livid aboutsmth	too angry
~Dormcest	is a term at Stanford used to describe romantic relationships that occur between people living in the same dormitory or residence
~are big changes likely to stick?	will there be new changes?
in-person [convo, deal]	when you personally deal with it
qualm	a fit of sickness
honking - [pimple]	that is only beginning to form [pimple]
pesky [trouble]	annoying trouble
to crank up	to start something. Derived from the method of starting an old-timey car that literally had to be "cranked up" before it could be run
to poke fun at-poke fun	subject to laughter or ridicule
to squash smth with a kung-fu grip	very tightly
aka	also known as
to backfire	to lead to the reverse results
heatof-the-moment discussions	on the spot
to spiral out of control	you can't control them
to revisit conversation	to go back to it
to lose one;s bite	loose one;s spiciness
juiced up [feeling]	spiced up [feeling]
to act on it	to act in accordance with
to cook up ways to do smth	to think of
to say smth outright	straight
to be on the same page	in business meetings and college classes people often make copies of a single report and hand a copy to each person at the meeting. While they discuss the different points in the report, each person needs to be reading from the same page ("on the same page"). Everyone is "on the same page" when they are all following along and understanding the basic idea that the group is sharing. "On the same page" has a further meaning of people being in basic understanding and agreement on something. Example: "Before we make any decisions today, I'd like to make sure that everyone is on the same page." People are "on the same page" when they look at a problem or a situation in the same way and agree on a course of action. Example: "Each of us has been busy with his own projects lately, so I called this meeting today to bring us all together on the same page."
ball and chain -[jokingly]	wife, spouse
to fawn over	If you want women to stop perceiving you as a "nice guy", then don't fawn over them. Do not become intimate with them, keep your distance emotionally
mushy	tearjerking
to meld	to melt away
to jones for	to have an instinct desire
to spoon	to feed smb
to get played out	to win
to be proactive	to bw very active
full -on	full
to be putty in ones hands	are surrendering, obeying
on the back burner	in the 2nd place
to shoo	to scare away
to be on the lookout for	to watch
~it's a test to be put through	it's for smb to be tested
blazing hot	too hot
to pick apart	to nag at, pick holes
to wind up doing smth	to get angry
to incorporate smth into	to inject
to ace	to won the 1st score
to pre-ordain	to define
to tattle	slang to gossip
to cuss	to use vulgar words
to opt out	to abstain, not to participate
to kick back [amer]	to relax and have fun
to get plastered	to get drunk
in one sitting	one portion
newly coined activity	brand new
20somethings	mid20 people
to down	to swallow [fast]
to be sloshed	drunk
to impair	to worsen
to rack up [problems]	to cause
to skyrocket	speed up
odds	chances
to keep oneself accountable -	making clear
to chug	here: To drink alcohol really fast without breathing.People usually chant this at the person who is drinking
to play safe	not to take risk
modicum	a small amount of
to lend advice	to give advice
to land [a job]	to get
to shine	to do big things
start off	start speaking
to be/feel out of the loop	not to be informed
trail-blazer	pioneer , innovator
hayseed	redneck
to hit smb with info overload -	to give smb too much info
ca-ching	an expression used to show excitement after something good has happened.The homework I didn't do last night wasn't collected. Cha-ching!
to perch on	to climb on and sit
moxie	bravity
to be on assignment	to do one's task/job
to bone up on	Study hard
to pant for	to ask with eagerness/beg
to be on the prowl	to look for
to turn on ones' brights	to look great and bright
to de-stress	to overcome stress
brogue	provinical accent [Irish mostly]
pillowy	soft [mouth]
set foot in somewhere	to visit or go to a place/go to/start/take up
give smth a shot	to try to do smth
brain surgery-(adj.)	Much like "rocket science," this term is used to describe any activity which may seem overly intricate to the average
NFFP	not fit for print
to preen	to take pride in oneself/to love oneself
streal	feature
to come on to smb	to approach
to hold out for	to strive to have
to harbour	to conceal/keep smth secret
get-lucky [adj]	lucky
to channel energy	to direct it
romp	play [joyful game]
to blab	to blah
to one-up smb	to outrun/outperform ant:one-down

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