degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
ahead; before; the future
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
reopening; resumption; restarting
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tiring easily; easy to tire
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord