vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
shortsighted; narrow-minded
assistance; backing; reinforcements
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
it's been a long time; long time no see
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
eye measurement; measure with eye
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
as you see; as you can see
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
indirection; indirectness
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
near; close by; within reach; familiar
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base