famous saying; noted haiku
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
control of the sea; command of the sea
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
safety department; security department
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
world fair; international exposition
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
knot (nautical mile per hour)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
military vessel; war fleet
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly