cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be hot on a person's heels
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
while; during (the time when)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
very interesting; of great interest
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
button (clothing); push-button
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
murder; homicide; manslaughter
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
first-aid; emergency (aid)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
proposal; offer; request; application
poor physical health; bad shape
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
door; gate; opening; title page
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me