ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
chief (of police); head (of office)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be promoted to a higher rank
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
until now; so far; up to the present
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
true character; real nature
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to claim victims; to leave casualties
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
don't you think?; indicates question
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance