hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
will not do; do not; does not
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dealing with; coping with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
remaining quantity; residual quantity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
wounded person; injured person
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
instead; but (on the other hand)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
portable terminal; mobile device; handset
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
living thing; organism; creature; biology
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity