toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to recall; to remember; to recollect
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
discipline; punishment; reprimand
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
by sheer strength; by brute force
to smash violently; to crush
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
impossible; unlikely; improbable
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to flare up; to burst into flames
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet