explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
river; stream; River; the ... river
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
war situation; progress of a battle
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
high efficiency; high performance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be helpful; to be useful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
meaning; significance; sense
Ave Maria (prayer); Hail Mary
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be found; to be discovered
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
machine parts; machinery; equipment
locker room; changing room; dressing room
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling