centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
surveillance camera; security camera
second (unit of time); arc second
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to jump at; to be attracted by
not understanding; not knowing
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
carriage; movement (of the body)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
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)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen