average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
looking away; looking aside
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
whatever the case; under any circumstances
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below