to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
rice riot (e.g. in 1890, 1897 and 1918); widespread rice shortage
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
please sit down; please have a seat
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
trivial; not amounting to much
prominent front teeth; buckteeth; projecting teeth
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to lean against; to set against
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
arrest; custody; detention
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx